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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArizona GOPer Wants To Criminalize Filming Within 20 Feet Of Police
I'm calling this the MAKE SURE COPS CAN GET AWAY WITH MURDER ACT OF 2016
Arizona GOPer Wants To Criminalize Filming Within 20 Feet Of Police
Arizona state Sen. John Kavanagh (R) has proposed a bill that would criminalize recording police or police activities within 20 feet without an officer's express permission, according to a Thursday report from The Arizona Capitol Times.
Kavanagh said Senate Bill 1054 allows citizens to film at 21 feet, which he said is close enough because cameras have improved so much.
Most cameras have great resolution where you dont really lose anything when youre 20 feet away, he said, according to the Times. At 20 feet you can pretty much pick up small objects."
Under Kavanagh's bill, a first offense would result in a $300 fine while further violations could send offenders to jail for up to six months, according to the Times.
Kavanagh, who is a retired cop and teaches criminal justice courses at a community college, said it was a "distraction" to have someone filming too close to police.
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Arizona state Sen. John Kavanagh (R) has proposed a bill that would criminalize recording police or police activities within 20 feet without an officer's express permission, according to a Thursday report from The Arizona Capitol Times.
Kavanagh said Senate Bill 1054 allows citizens to film at 21 feet, which he said is close enough because cameras have improved so much.
Most cameras have great resolution where you dont really lose anything when youre 20 feet away, he said, according to the Times. At 20 feet you can pretty much pick up small objects."
Under Kavanagh's bill, a first offense would result in a $300 fine while further violations could send offenders to jail for up to six months, according to the Times.
Kavanagh, who is a retired cop and teaches criminal justice courses at a community college, said it was a "distraction" to have someone filming too close to police.
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Arizona GOPer Wants To Criminalize Filming Within 20 Feet Of Police (Original Post)
MohRokTah
Jan 2016
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JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)1. What if the cop is within 20 feet of a store that has a camara?
Does this fool want to fine the stores too?
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)2. I would not comply with that law
it is unconstitutional, and thus, void, not law and not worthy of citizen obedience.
(See, teabaggers, we can play that little game too)
Initech
(100,102 posts)3. They really do not care about us, do they?
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)4. He Could Have At Least Pretended. . .
. . .to make this about "public safety" and being closer than 20 feet puts the camera person at risk. But, no. It's about distraction.
What a tool
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)5. More of ALEC and their TeaBillie
laws. Elections due matter.
MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)6. BUT, But, But. . . . Get Government Outta Our Lives
Isn't that something they espouse? I seem to remember hearing that for decades. Especially since they love to campaign about it!
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)7. I'm cool with this.
As long as the cops wear a large crinoline with a minimum of a 20' radius.