Filming cops on the street illegal in Chicago

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Not sure if this has been already posted but it is an interesting read.

http://rt.com/usa/news/summit-chicago-law-public-725/

"In the state of Illinois, an obscure eavesdropping law prohibits recordings of unknowing individuals. Even if a cop is caught clobbering a protester on the streets of Chicago, recording the incident can land both amateur photographers and seasoned journalists alike behind bars, where they could face sentencing on par with charges of rape and murder."

So boys and girls when visiting Chicago if you see any cops around keep that camera in your bag:bang::bang:😱
 
Yeah, they tried that here in Massachusetts.
The US Court of Appeals in Boston, Massachusetts countered a similar wiretapping law last year, with a judge ruling in August that filming the police is a “basic and well-established liberty safeguarded by the First Amendment.”
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I'll bet some lawyer will eventually push the issue in Illinois, too.
 
It is a stupid law so I have no doubt it will be challenged and thrown out, but in the mean time it gives cops legal right to hassle you and throw you in the jail.

It carries 15 years prison sentence for each count.
 
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