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In reply to the discussion: You tell me OWS is dead.... [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)7 Rules for Recording Police
http://gizmodo.com/5900680/7-rules-for-recording-police
In Illinois, the Federal Appellate Court for the Seventh Circuit overturned an Illinois law making it a felony to film the police. When a petition was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, that court declined to hear the case with the result that the Seventh Circuit's ruling is the law in Illinois and provides a good precedent for other courts.
Nonetheless, the cops in Illinois can essentially do whatever they want, include making arrests on other charges and delivering unnecessary and excessive violence. One Naperville, Illinois woman found this out when she attempted to film two police officers when they cut a lock to her gate as a way to enter her property without her permission. They charged her with "attempted eavesdropping and resisting a peace officer."
Naturally, be careful when dealing with cops. They don't have to follow the law, they don't have to follow any law.