Arrested for Filming the Cops: Are Cameras the New Guns?



on Jun 28, 2011

Emily Good was arrested last month for filming a routine traffic stop right in front of her home. Then, outside a community meeting to demand accountability from the Rochester, NY police department over the incident, the police began issuing petty citations as a form of payback against those inside.

Video of Emily Good's arrest:
http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/article/198558/81/Woman-arrested-for-video-...
Video of Rochester police officers issuing citations:
http://rochester.indymedia.org/feature/display/20088/index.php
It is now a crime to film on-duty police officers in Massachusetts, Illinois and Maryland:
http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/are-cameras-the-new-guns/#

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