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randome

(34,845 posts)
12. Someone accused me today of never standing up for civil rights.
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 05:03 PM
Feb 2016

This is one I have always been in favor of. It may have made sense in the past when people carried large bundles of equipment about which could become more complication and a potential hindrance to, say, clearing an area in an emergency.

But that's not at all the case today with cameras the size of our hands.
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Stupid judge. You can't be expressive without recording first. Video first, edit later. Duh. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2016 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2016 #2
Public servants on public duties in public places have no privacy right or expectation of. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2016 #3
Unfortunately farleftlib Feb 2016 #6
The Philly PD and civil liberties have always had a glancing acquaintance, at best friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #7
Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #4
Good for the ACLU. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #5
I thought that this was settled already? blackspade Feb 2016 #8
I thought so too. Maybe it was a state level ruling or a decision in another circuit. I don't think okaawhatever Feb 2016 #15
"Hey, Mr. Officer with a gun, I just wanted to let you know, I'm recording you." thesquanderer Feb 2016 #9
This is bad, bad, news. Akicita Feb 2016 #10
It's an untenable position to argue that freedom of expression applies only in the moment Xipe Totec Feb 2016 #11
Agree with all that. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2016 #17
Someone accused me today of never standing up for civil rights. randome Feb 2016 #12
Unfortunately this guy gabeana Feb 2016 #13
Those rights not... freebrew Feb 2016 #14
excellent opinion!! a lot smarter than that judge!! demigoddess Feb 2016 #16
IKR farleftlib Feb 2016 #18
What a stupid fucking judge. tabasco Feb 2016 #19
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