What's next? Shooting news helicopters out of the sky???

Guy @ 13:51 is 100% right.

"There's nothing wrong with recording public officials in the public capacity. I feel like if their paid for by the tax payer's money [then] we should have every right to hold them accountable."

Something something statist idiots. Did I get that right? I wonder if this will be on Colbert's "Nailed It"?

Seriously though, as supportive of law enforcement as I am, this is just stupid.

I once consulted an attorney about video recording police in public (in Indiana).
He basically laughed and said, "Why would that ever be illegal?"

These lawbreakers oughtta be ashamed!!! http://videosift.com/video/Cop-May-Face-Charges-Video-Captures-Him-Driving-Erratically

Luckily the cop was doing nothing illegal.

Nah, he'll be fine.

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/us_court_of_appeals_rules_peop.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35TbGjt-weA

I hope this guy wins, and wins big. It sucks that his fellow citizens are going to pay for it with their taxes, but I'd like to see him use that money to help others dealing with this bullshit.

Yeah gotta put a stop to this hard and legally so it's on the books and we don't have to suffer this idiocy any longer.

Wow. Illinois is stupid.

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they fact that they can record citizens but citizens cannot record them is a little asinine.

Seriously, America needs a revolution

This video made me actually so sick I couldn't watch more than couple of minutes of it.

Checking your wife's email is also illegal... Punishable by five years in some places... Can we say, "We love our punishment in every area of our lives?" Also, *lies for the way this is reported. Everything is soooo sensationalized... Right off the start the reporter says, "Usually only handed down to rapists and murderers."

Not quiet what I would say truthful, huh? You bilk someone for serious cash and kiss your life goodbye...
You sell the wrong drugs, same thing...or you sell too much of the minor drugs...

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Also, does this law apply to everyone--meaning not just police? If so, then this is about our entire nation, not just the law.