Supreme Court rejects plea to ban taping of police in Illinois

[Damaso]

Nice....

"The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Cook County state's attorney to allow enforcement of a law prohibiting people from recording police officers on the job.

The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that found that the state's anti-eavesdropping law violates free speech rights when used against people who tape law enforcement officers.

The law set out a maximum prison term of 15 years.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2010 against Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to block prosecution of ACLU staff for recording police officers performing their duties in public places, one of the group's long-standing monitoring missions."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...ibit-taping-of-police-20121126,0,686331.story

 

[Roger Hicks]

Good news. Thanks. A kick in the teeth for those who want to create a climate of fear and impunity.

Cheers,

R.

 

[daveleo]

one step forward.

 

[swoop]

Seriously. You'd think these people never heard of Checks and Balances. Allowing the videotaping/photographing/recording of those in authority prevents the abuse of authority. It's what keeps democracy working. You take away oversight of any part of a government and it's only a matter of time until corruption flourishes.

 

[splitimageview]

We are talking Cook County, Chicago. There are no checks and balances that count there, other than bribe checks and bank balances. That place is as corrupt as they come...it's the Chicago Way.