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.
f**e as hell
Then the government can’t use all those traffic cams etc. This is a two way street.
You can’t stop us!!!
BS. Anything that happens in public happens in public. They can film us or pry into our private lives at that. Screw them
It’s sad to see this site go by way of MSNBC, making c**p up just for viewership. This article originally came out in 2014 and was misconstrued then ans it’s being now. Stupid!
As a public servent we have every right.
Wrong
Hey we can tape anyone we want. Especially you hillary
We gonna…lol
Our free country is surely but slowly being taken away. So much for freedom.