With the advent of cellphones as a standard device carried by hundreds of millions daily, the ability of citizens to film police and politicians in public settings has increased accountability for those holding positions of public trust.
Unfortunately, a growing trend of judicial tyranny could curtail a person’s right to access their phone to suddenly film an event unfolding before them in a public setting.
First Amendment rights advocates argue that the right to film public events should never be abrogated, given the protections of the U.S. Constitution.
But with the judiciary having more statist judges in place, it’s become more challenging to protect these most basic rights.
In the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Missouri, a recent ruling has struck down the right to film public officials in a public setting. On the next page, learn how the dispute may have to head to the Supreme Court to get resolved.
Yes, we do have a constitutional right to record anyone we want in public. This judge will be ignored by real Americans who understand what a Free Press means.
That’s not what the Constitution says
F**k that! We have every right, they work for the tax payers, they work for us!
Don’t beleive this f**e news!
B******t, f**e B******t….
That is bulllsnot.
Guess I’ll be going to jail.
f off
Oh yes we do
public officials serving the public in public getting paid by the public… Yeah,$#%&!@*that. They are getting video taped.