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| A Maryland Judge with Judgement - who could have guessed |
| 2010-09-28 |
| Judge Pitt dismisses charges against the motorcyclist who recorded the policeman during his speeding arrest. The judge found the policeman had no expectation of privacy under such circumstances and also found that the helmet cam was not a prohibited device intended for eavesdropping. National Guard Sgt. Graber had faced up to 16 years in jail under this abuse of the state wiretapping law. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #4 16 years? Come on already. Our legal system lands on some people a little too hard I think. I could rob a person at gunpoint and beat them to near the point of death and not get 16 years! I see it every day, the more grotesque the crime, the easier the sentence. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-09-28 17:01 |
| #3 > "What do you have to hide?" Probably quite a lot. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-09-28 12:26 |
| #2 Police should encourage taping of their activities in public. It not only protects the citizens, but the police as well from frivolous lawsuits/abuse charges that could permanently damage careers. Any police department that reacts like this should be looked at even closer since the public's first question is, "What do you have to hide?" |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-09-28 12:19 |
| #1 The words "secret" and "police" sometimes make sense together. In this case, however, no... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-09-28 11:50 |