FA_Q2
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Anymore If you see a cop doing anything, literally anything, start recording.
That stupid bitch is a great example of why my respect for the cops is going downhill fast.
The scary part is that they have managed to make that illegal in some states a law that I think needs to be removed post haste.
The problem: audio recording ANYONE without their consent is a crime in some states. (Offhand: Massachusetts.)
Fortunately, as cited above, the SCOTUS has rejected the states claim that you cannot record police, audio or otherwise, in the normal execution of their duties anywhere that a reasonable expectation of privacy does not exist.
IOW, that law is meaningless as the SCOTUS has essentially determined it is not applicable. TBH, the use of those laws in these situations was bunk anyway as that was not the intent of such laws nor were they ever structured to apply in public places under normal conditions.