Taping the Police

[Zim]

One of the eastern districts I think. I was surprised the 9th circuit court didn't beat them to it.

Biggest concerns I've ever heard were over eager recorders getting in the way and putting themselves in danger (and there are already multiple laws that can deal with that issue) and the "creative editing" that goes into a lot of the recordings before being put on youtube.

Currently in my neck of the woods my understanding is that police have the same rights as far as being recorded as any other citizen, which means it's only illegal if they're recording sound. I expect that to change at some point. Even still, the safe assumption is to always expect to be recorded.

Also, I believe a district court already rulds that such no-tape ordinances are unconstitutional. I believe the ruling was somewhere around September