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.
They already do…..for a long time.
if they are behaving shouldn’t be worried
B******t !!!!
1st amendment.
Doesn’t make it legal
Um …yes we do , if they have the right to film us with all these cameras every where . Then we have that same right .
Looks like this guy may have been using his photographing to harass and intimidate police in the performance of their duties. You may not just go around photographing people without their permission.
Because u don’t want to get caught on a buy off or heard saying the wrong thing, u all are corrupt!
Like fk we don’t, try and stop us.
i will do what i want when i want politicians need to see how stupid they are and how stupid they look