"Cops Would Be Liable Arresting Citizens For Recording Under Approved Conn. Bill"

[Dawson Leery]

"he Connecticut state senate approved a bill Thursday that would allow citizens to sue police officers who arrest them for recording in public, apparently the first of its kind in the nation."

http://www.pixiq.com/article/connecticut-senate-approves-bill

[99th_Monkey]

1. Excellent idea. I want this in Oregon too.. ~nt

[duhneece]

10. I want this in New Mexico nt

[freshwest]

2. Looks like they worked out all the kinks and this will be a model for Occupy and others.

We should congratulate Democratic Senator Eric Coleman who held firm to the passage of this despite resistance.

[Dawson Leery]

3. Believe it or not, 2 Republican Senators supported this bill.

[freshwest]

4. Sure, but fuck 'em anyway. It's one of those nights.

[progressoid]

5. I think I need to move to Conneticut

or Vermont.

I'm getting sick of living in red.

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. Similar to Glik v. Boston, but better.

[countryjake]

7. K&R!

[BlueIris]

8. You tell 'em, Nutmeg State. nt

[CBGLuthier]

9. and then they will arrest them for something else

I read just last week about a state where they keep telling the cops not to arrest for videoing. So now they arrest them for loitering.

[Uncle Joe]

11. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Dawson Leery.

[Dawson Leery]

12. Thank you for your support.

Feel free to petition your state legislators on this matter.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. K&R! Great news!

I have family in Connecticut...

[annabanana]

14. Wonderful! But how sad that a bill like this is necessary. After YEARS

of being told we have no expectation of privacy when we are out in public.. How DARE our public servants claim that they should be able to operate under a cloak of invisibility??!?

[Dawson Leery]

15. kick