Arizona House Committee Approves Bill To Criminalize Filming Cops on the Job

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Arizona House Committee Approves Bill To Criminalize Filming Cops on the Job
"You'll have a bunch of people who plead to avoid trial or go broke trying to vindicate their rights."

22 February 2022

The Arizona House Appropriations Committee on Monday green-lit a bill that would criminalize filming cops on the job in some cases, reinvigorating questions around the constitutionality of such provisions. If passed into law, House Bill 2311 would make it illegal "for a person to knowingly make a video recording of law enforcement activity, including the handling of an emotionally disturbed person, if the person does not have the permission of the law enforcement officer" and is within 8 feet of the cop. The original text stipulated that it would be a crime to do so within 15 feet, but Rep. ...

Arizona House Committee Approves Bill To Criminalize Filming Cops on the Job

"You'll have a bunch of people who plead to avoid trial or go broke trying to vindicate their rights."

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Arizona House Committee Just Approved a Bill to Make Filming Cops on the Job Illegal

23 February 2022

Frequent readers of the Free Thought Project know that filming the cops is not a crime. Despite this being a widely known provision — held up with multiple court precedents — cops continue to violate the First Amendment protected right of citizens to film the police. Now, the Arizona House Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would criminalize filming cops on the job, dealing a massive blow to First Amendment rights. Republican Representative John Kavanaugh, who is a former police officer, is the lead sponsor of the legislation, House Bill 2311. According to the bill, it is illegal “for ...

Arizona House Committee Just Approved a Bill to Make Filming Cops on the Job Illegal

"Can you be arrested for standing still while wearing a GoPro under this statute?" Yes.

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