cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2020607
An Arizona law limiting how close people can get to police while recording them was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in a Friday ruling.
The law would have made it illegal to film police officers within 8 feet of law enforcement activity if the officer had requested the citizen or journalist to stop filming. In addition, officers could have ordered anyone filming on public property to stop if they determined the area was unsafe or if the person filming was interfering.
Like you don’t KNOW there will be cops running towards filming witnesses while their colleagues make arrests and now you have to leave and can’t film anymore.
“Hey you can’t film while I am less than 8 feet away from you.”
“Then don’t follow me.”
“Don’t talk back, don’t resist, GET ON THE GROUND!”