Monday, March 30, 2015

Colorado bill would impose $15,000 fine on cops who try to stop people from filming them

This law is much needed.  How many videos have we seen of police threatening citizens who film them and lying about it being illegal?
from ABC 7  Denver:
A package of police oversight bills introduced in the Colorado Legislature includes a measure that would impose up to $15,000 in civil penalties if a law enforcement officer seizes or destroys a citizen’s recording or interferes with someone trying to film them.

"Primarily, it came up as a result of the number of news reports we’ve been seeing about police officers telling people, ‘Give me your camera,’ or taking the data away, and that is unacceptable conduct," said Rep. Joe Salazar, a Democrat from Thornton and co-sponsor of the bill.
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