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| Man charged after videotaping police |
| 2006-06-30 |
| A city man is charged with violating state wiretap laws by recording a detective on his home security camera, while the detective was investigating the manÂ’s sons. Michael Gannon, 49, of 26 Morgan St., was arrested Tuesday night, after he brought a video to the police station to try to file a complaint against Detective Andrew Karlis, according to GannonÂ’s wife, Janet Gannon, and police reports filed in Nashua District Court. Police instead arrested Gannon, charging him with two felony counts of violating state eavesdropping and wiretap law by using an electronic device to record Karlis without the detectiveÂ’s consent. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #3 Cops do NOT have a right to privacy while on duty. That's part of the price of their power over citizens. |
| Posted by: Chearong Unoper9371 2006-06-30 23:06 |
| #2 Advice from a policeman friend: 1) When in the presence of a policeman or his gear or property, in any police facility or vehicle, always assume you are being recorded. There are distinct public and private areas everywhere, and you have little right to privacy in a public or police area. 2) Many police are very paranoid about being recorded themselves, which can make them behave in an unpredictable manner. So if you record a policeman, tell no one, and give the recordings to your attorney. Never assume a policeman has done things by the book, your attorney might spot a critical error that could save you much grief. 3) Under no circumstances tamper with or make notice of any police wiretapping, recording or surveillance. It is an easy obstruction of justice conviction. 4) If a policeman ever assumes physical control over your person, go into "puppet mode", in which you do *nothing* without being ordered to. A common trick is to order you to put your hands on the wall or a car, then move behind you and ask you a question. If you remove one hand, to half turn and respond, it is resisting arrest. It is also good to respond to orders in a military manner, that is, repeat back the order to the officer before executing it. "I am reaching into my glove compartment." This is very reassuring to the officer. 5) If you are concerned about the behavior of a police officer in your presence, first make sure that there are witnesses around, then request a police supervisor. If the officer says "no", then you do have a problem, and act very cautiously. 6) Police departments receive the most astounding and improbable gossip and rumor around, and while most of it is outrageous nonsense that they would never act upon, they might still suspect you of it enough to ask some leading questions and see if you bite. Some policemen will also spread gossip to see what happens. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-06-30 11:17 |
| #1 Throw the case out. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-30 11:06 |