Court blocks Illinois law used to charge those who video police officers

[dubbs]

Originally Posted by shmike

Good.

Right, the way it should be.

I find zero logic in the thinking that it's OK for an officer to record you during a traffic stop w/o your approval yet if you record them during the same stop - they can arrest you.

I guess just another example of how they think they are above the law..

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by dubbs

Right, the way it should be.

I find zero logic in the thinking that it's OK for an officer to record you during a traffic stop w/o your approval yet if you record them during the same stop - they can arrest you.

I guess just another example of how they think they are above the law..

This. Granted, Illinois is corrupt as fuck, but how they could really try to argue this one with a straight face is beyond me.