An excerpt from the August 26, 2011 Appeal From the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruling, states:
“In this interlocutory appeal, the defendant police officers challenge an order of the district court denying them qualified immunity on Glik’s constitutional claims. We conclude, based on the facts alleged, that Glik was exercising clearly established First Amendment rights in filming the officers in a public space, and that his clearly-established Fourth Amendment rights were violated by his arrest without probable cause. We therefore affirm.”
This issue has come up on ATS many times. I hope this is a definitive answer for all those involved in media or are just casual taxpaying citizens with a camera phone recording corruption, brutality or acts of heroism by public officials. Know your rights!!!
Many times I have been told to stop filming with the threat of jail. I always stress that discretion should be used when filming any dangerous or confrontational event; and to avoid being arrested I always stop and move well away and zoom in.
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edit on 30-8-2011 by whaaa because: (no reason given)
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DontTreadOnMe because: ex tags
