On 5/2/12 10:45 , richard wrote:
No it is not illegal to videotape an officer performing his duty in public.
When they say it is illegal, have them identify the law. I'll bet they
won't do it.


This is currently in the courts. And it's very much under test in the
courts in Chicago, where such an ordinance WAS passed recently.


And there certainly is no law preventing anyone to broacast an officer's
conversation.

Actually, rebroadcast of anyone's conversation without their knowledge
and consent is illegal, according to the regulations of many radio
services. And, recording the voice of anyone without their consent is
illegal in many states. You can video them, but you can't capture the
audio. That's why security cameras are silent.

And, again, it's currently under court test for live action
audio/video of police activities to be broadcast without consent.






Why? There's this little thing known as "Freedom of speech", for starters.



You may wish to review that Amendment, for starters. "Freedom of
Speech" only refers to the ability of the citizen to speak out against
the government without the government striking back in petty
retribution. It does not confer a consequence free right to publicly
disseminate someone else's speech without permission. "Freedom of
Speech" also refers ONLY to the government not attempting to silence
criticism of the government.

But considering several persons in Congress, including, to name only
one, Senator Barbara Boxer calling for the censure, defunding, and
summary termination from their positions, of meteorologists who do not
sign onto the Global Warming Agenda; and the current program of
silencing, isolation, and revocation of permit for protests in Chicago
related to the NATO conference, you may wish to speak your protests to
your representatives before 'Freedom of Speech" is a noble memory of a
day before The Tyranny.