Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:12 PM
Dawson Leery (8,512 posts)
"Cops Would Be Liable Arresting Citizens For Recording Under Approved Conn. Bill"
"he Connecticut state senate approved a bill Thursday that would allow citizens to sue police officers who arrest them for recording in public, apparently the first of its kind in the nation."
http://www.pixiq.com/article/connecticut-senate-approves-bill
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15 replies, 1552 views
| Author | Time | Post | |
| Dawson Leery | Apr 2012 | OP | |
| 99th_Monkey | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
| duhneece | Apr 2012 | #10 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
| Dawson Leery | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
| freshwest | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
| progressoid | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
| Fire Walk With Me | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
| countryjake | Apr 2012 | #7 | |
| BlueIris | Apr 2012 | #8 | |
| CBGLuthier | Apr 2012 | #9 | |
| Uncle Joe | Apr 2012 | #11 | |
| Dawson Leery | Apr 2012 | #12 | |
| Rhiannon12866 | Apr 2012 | #13 | |
| annabanana | Apr 2012 | #14 | |
| Dawson Leery | May 2012 | #15 |
Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:26 PM
99th_Monkey (7,372 posts)
1. Excellent idea. I want this in Oregon too.. ~nt
Response to 99th_Monkey (Reply #1)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 05:02 PM
duhneece (1,753 posts)
10. I want this in New Mexico nt
Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:34 PM
freshwest (32,410 posts)
2. Looks like they worked out all the kinks and this will be a model for Occupy and others.
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Last edited Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:36 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) We should congratulate Democratic Senator Eric Coleman who held firm to the passage of this despite resistance.
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Response to freshwest (Reply #2)
Sun Apr 29, 2012, 11:59 PM
Dawson Leery (8,512 posts)
3. Believe it or not, 2 Republican Senators supported this bill.
Response to Dawson Leery (Reply #3)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 12:01 AM
freshwest (32,410 posts)
4. Sure, but fuck 'em anyway. It's one of those nights.
Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 12:59 AM
progressoid (27,380 posts)
5. I think I need to move to Conneticut
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or Vermont.
I'm getting sick of living in red. |
Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 01:43 AM
Fire Walk With Me (37,487 posts)
6. Similar to Glik v. Boston, but better.
Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 04:48 AM
countryjake (4,795 posts)
7. K&R!
Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 05:23 AM
BlueIris (29,135 posts)
8. You tell 'em, Nutmeg State. nt
Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 08:29 AM
CBGLuthier (8,958 posts)
9. and then they will arrest them for something else
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I read just last week about a state where they keep telling the cops not to arrest for videoing. So now they arrest them for loitering.
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Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 05:06 PM
Uncle Joe (25,036 posts)
11. Kicked and recommended.
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Thanks for the thread, Dawson Leery.
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Response to Uncle Joe (Reply #11)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 05:24 PM
Dawson Leery (8,512 posts)
12. Thank you for your support.
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Feel free to petition your state legislators on this matter.
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Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 07:19 PM
Rhiannon12866 (55,978 posts)
13. K&R! Great news!
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I have family in Connecticut...
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Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 07:23 PM
annabanana (45,771 posts)
14. Wonderful! But how sad that a bill like this is necessary. After YEARS
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of being told we have no expectation of privacy when we are out in public.. How DARE our public servants claim that they should be able to operate under a cloak of invisibility??!?
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Response to Dawson Leery (Original post)
Wed May 2, 2012, 05:09 PM
Dawson Leery (8,512 posts)

