And in three states, at least, you can go to jail.
That would very much be a "content-sensitive" prosecution. As the writer noted, they are not going to prosecute someone for taking video of a cop rescuing somebody. It is only when the cops are engaged in some degree of police fuckery that these laws are going to come into play.
Massachusetts, Illinois, and Maryland ought to be ashamed of themselves.
So, is Maryland going to prosecute the person who shot the video of a bunch of badged-up thugs in Prince George's County beating up a college kid?
The badged-up thugs walking our streets ought to try and remember, from time to time, that they are not part of the KGB. They apparently intend to break the law quite frequently, otherwise why enforce such a statute?
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Not far from being arrested for Witnessing an Unflattering Event and Remembering with Intent to Confide.
The police are rapidly becoming the American citizen's number one enemy.
Our country supports law and order and those who carry the badges and guns who beat the holy shit out of innocents who need it.
Thirty five years ago I was in a car with friends, passing a joint around and waiting for construction traffic to change direction. The officer on traffic detail, also a friend, strolled over to lean in the car and share a few tokes. Eddie was a good cop when he needed to be and a good man the rest of the time. Those days are from another world.
The phrase used to be "To Protect and Serve". It was all PR.
The proper phrase is "To Detain, Arrest and Torture."
How long will it be before the average citizen is more afraid of the cops than of each other? And with good reason.
Ruckus, in many minority communities, that has been true for a long time. It's been true for the gay/lesbian/transgender community as well.
Now it's slowly becoming true for het white folks.
The problem will go away soon after it becomes true for a majority of citizens, as the cops will find themselves with no budget.
EB
You are absolutely correct, I was talking about the other, what 75-80% of the population, those who always thought the cops to be their friends. The one's who think the cops work for them. And as you pointed out the ones who pay.
I owned a business about 1/2 way between south central and east LA. The gritty part where cops never rode one to a car. Where 20 yrs ago multiple "undercover" cars full of 6'3" fellas would swoop down on a street and provoke a little peace and justice. It didn't feel like a war zone but it sure didn't feel comfortable, especially at night. And I look more like the majority of cops did than the majority of local citizens did or do now. And I was always wondering if the cops would decide that I was one more person who needed to be enlightened about my place in their world.
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