The filming of government officials while on duty is protected by the First Amendment, said the Court
Tiffany Kaiser
Daily Tech
The First Circuit Court of Appeals reached a crucial decision last Friday allowing the public to videotape police officers while they're on the clock.
The decision comes after a string of incidents where individuals have videotaped police officers and were arrested. Police officers across the United States believed citizens didn't have the right to videotape them as they conducted official duties, but issues like police brutality put the issue up for debate...
NOTE: See brutality? Film It!
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