Free Talk Live - video taping

Residents videotaping officers worries HPD's chief

Klaas — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:07:15 +0000

Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland went on the defensive Thursday during a meeting with local journalists, saying officers have made recent traffic stops in which residents leave their vehicles to take pictures or shoot video — encounters he says could endanger officers and that have increased following the release of the Chad Holley beating footage.

People Who Videotape Cops Compared To Domestic Terrorists

ihrs — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:09:29 +0000

The so-called “sovereign citizens” movement — men and women who believe they are exempt from most state and federal laws, regulations and tax codes — is spreading like a prairie fire. While many of these are tax resistors or perpetrators of “paper terrorism” – the filing of nuisance liens and such – some sovereign citizens have demonstrated a willingness to resist police and government authority with violence.

NYCLU Lawsuit Challenges Federal Photography Regulation

assawyer — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:40:12 +0000

The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit challenging a government regulation that unconstitutionally restricts photography on federal property, including public plazas and sidewalks.

ACLU says Boston cops violated videotaper’s rights

masshole — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:15:40 +0000

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Boston police officers who arrested a man who used his cell phone to record their alleged use of force against a suspect.