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NoNameC68
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A man in Illinois filmed police so that he could confident that he could go to court if his rights were violated. Little did he know, he was going to be arrested for expressing his rights. Not only that, but he's facing 75 years in prison. That's about the amount of time you serve when you **** someone.

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Lisa Madigan, according to the article, believes that it isn't a right to record police.

http://i39.tinypic.com/4kfvhv.jpg
This lady, right here. Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General.

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stephenking
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That is some prime BS. I liked the one where a police officer shot an unarmed man and killed him, and while he's serving two freaking years, the one who recorded it is probably serving triple that. That's just sad. And, of course, if their dash-cam video catches them, they're protected by the law. That's bull****.

Hypermnestra
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"Recording police officers without their consent is considered a crime"...

I thought that it was legal as long as the film was taken in a public area?
Also, a lot of police officers are just power-hungry bullies. Sad. It's stuff like this that makes me want to become a lawyer, then I remember that lawyers are duplicitous *******s too...*sigh*.

This lady, right here. Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General.

Is that a Hitler mustache AND devil horns? Well played, my good man!
Hypermnestra
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By the way, this case has already been overturned by the Court of Appeals. Here.

In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston (1st Cir.) ruled that this kind of filming is a âbasic and well-established liberty safeguarded by the First Amendment,â in a case involving a complaint filed by a Boston man who filmed the scene of an October 2007 arrest on his cell phone, only to be arrested himself and charged with a violation of Massachusetts wiretapping laws. The most recent ruling in Illinois cited this decision as a âpersuasive authorityâ for ruling on similar cases.
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At least now I know its my entire state and not just Chicago.
To all the people that agree with Lisa Madigan,
http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/i-like-this-planet-you-get-off-futurama.png

stephenking
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Ha. That's hilarious.

By the way, this case has already been overturned by the Court of Appeals.
Oh, thank god. That's just sad that all that **** had to happen.
MageGrayWolf
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I think TheAmazingAtheist was correct when he said the Union can just become a legit news source now, because you have stuff just that stupid really happening.

CommanderPaladin
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the one where a police officer shot an unarmed man and killed him
Also, a lot of police officers are just power-hungry bullies.


Here's another story along those lines. This is from May of this year. SWAT teams in Pima County, Arizona, broke into the home of retired U.S. Marine Jose Guerena and shot him over 60 times. The police then refused to allow medical personnel to attend to him until he was dead from his wounds. They claimed justification in the assault because Guerena, who had served two tours of duty in Iraq, reportedly had rifles, handguns, and body armor in his house, which are absolutely legal and commonly found in the homes of combat veterans. The police have since issued a permanent news blackout and coverup of the attack.

If this isn't murder, I don't know what is.

Link:
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/jose-guerena-arizona-_n_867020.html]
CommanderPaladin
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Let me try that link again...
(I still can't make links come up right...)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/jose-guerena-arizona-_n_867020.html

stephenking
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That's freaking insane. Yeah, he had a gun, but that's just sick. And the fact that he bled out for over a hour before he received medical attention. I swear, the police today are just abusing their power... Not all of them, though. I'm fine with police officers who are just enforcing the law, but the ones like the guy who pepper sprayed protesters while they were just sitting.

Kasic
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Let me try that link again...
(I still can't make links come up right...)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/jose-guerena-arizona-_n_867020.html


What you do CommanderPaladin is this, just with [] instead of {}

{url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/25/jose-guerena-arizona-_n_867020.html}*What you want the link to show{/url}

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stephenking
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Ah, I forgot something. I'm fine with police officers who are just enforcing the law, but the ones like the guy who pepper sprayed protesters while they were just sitting is sad. There we go.

EmperorPalpatine
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Who else remembers the guy who got 10 years for inadvertently filming his own arrest here? He was pulled over for speeding. The plainclothes cop pulls a gun and waits 10 seconds to identify himself as an officer, so the guy was also in trouble for backing up ("aggressive action&quot. Who the hell wouldn't back up when a stranger draws a weapon?

NoNameC68
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Is that a Hitler mustache AND devil horns? Well played, my good man!


Charlie Chaplin Mustache and Skyrim Horns colored red, because red is cool.

Pssp, This crazy broad might come after me if I insult her!

Clearly the mustache and horns represent a docile heart and heroism. ; )
EnterOrion
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Recording police is now worse than ****?

Well, downloading music is, too.

The world is going to **** faster than me. How horrible.

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