http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2010/07/20/permanent-record/ HotAir.com's Greenroom Fri, 24 May 2013 01:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2010/07/20/permanent-record/comment-page-1/#comment-71934 GnuBreed Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:42:58 +0000 http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=20900#comment-71934 This is actually an area of case law that I wish the Supremes would rule on. Currently, there is a hodgepodge of state laws on this issue. I think that all police official business should be subject to legal taping; further, that they too should tape all public encounters. The weight of an officer’s testimony in court is routinely given more value than civilian testimony. Audio/video would help balance that. Plus, the prosecutor telling the defense attorney ‘we have video’ probably will reduce the number of trials held with more plea bargains conducted. Win/win.

]]> http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2010/07/20/permanent-record/comment-page-1/#comment-71745 RhymesWithRight Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:21:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/greenroom/?p=20900#comment-71745 My personal thought is that there may be a way around this. Demand that the camera in the police car be turned off because you do not consent to be recorded. When the cop refuses, he has given de facto consent to being recorded and no charges can be brought against the person making the recording.

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