Illinois Judge Upholds Law Forbidding Taping of Police, Says Weakening It Would Appease “Snooping Bloggers”
This week, U.S. 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner ruled against a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, saying if an Illinois eavesdropping law prohibiting the taping of policy activity was weakened, “snooping” bloggers and gang members would “rejoice” at the news.
In response, the ACLU vowed to seek a federal injunction.
The case comes from Chicago, where police officers tried to dissuade Tiawanda Moore from filing a sexual assault complaint against one of their ilk, she tried to turn the tables on them — Moore took out a Blackberry and recorded their resistance to allow her to press charges.
Before she knew it, Moore had been slapped with an eavesdropping charge that’s becoming increasingly common as local police crack down on anyone who attempts to monitor police activity. She faced a class 1 felony prosecution and up to 15 years in prison.
There are not many/any kind words about the police or justice system below the read link. Because much of it was written while I sit here absolutely seething, I decided I should put it behind a jump. Just in case there is a member of the judicial system, or police force, reading this that doesn’t bring shame to their office like Posner and his ilk.
Quality writing in the click-through.
(Source: manicchill, via trans-terrific)
