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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,949 posts) Fri Jul 8, 2022, 09:24 AM Jul 2022

People will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill

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Horrible law

People will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill signed into law. https://bit.ly/3yPJR81
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People will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 OP

Do it anyway. Raven123 Jul 2022 #1

Mr's Wright was WEEEEELLL beyond 8 feet, this is why? purr-rat beauty Jul 2022 #2

Wouldn't want to have any evidence of crimes committed by Police... TheRealNorth Jul 2022 #3

The bill "makes it illegal for anyone within 8 feet of law enforcement activity to record police." sop Jul 2022 #4

Raven123

(6,047 posts)

1. Do it anyway.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 09:28 AM

Jul 2022

purr-rat beauty

(597 posts)

2. Mr's Wright was WEEEEELLL beyond 8 feet, this is why?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 09:33 AM

Jul 2022

What this will do is censor traffic stops (or other events) of black people who film to protect themselves from excessive and illegal practices by the police during their interactions - which have absolved them of any crime OR has proven the police committed a crime up to manslaughter or murder.

TheRealNorth

(9,629 posts)

3. Wouldn't want to have any evidence of crimes committed by Police...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 09:45 AM

Jul 2022

But the police want cameras and other surveillance tools everywhere to watch YOU.

sop

(11,198 posts)

4. The bill "makes it illegal for anyone within 8 feet of law enforcement activity to record police."

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 8, 2022, 09:48 AM

Jul 2022

It doesn't just target bystanders and witnesses, this law is also clearly intended to prevent people who are stopped, questioned and detained by police from recording their own interactions with cops to prove their rights are being violated.

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