But Nashua Police Sgt. Jeff Maher says the recording is a crime, even though the cameras are not hidden and officers were on the Gannons' property at the time.
Father arrested on charges of illegally videotaping police - Boston.com
Would this apply to 7-11s? Or, say, just for the sake of argument, banks?
Police in Nashua are accusing one Michael Gannon with taping a police officer acting discourteously without the officer's consent. They say it's illegal to record people without their consent even though the tape is made by a surveillance camera installed on private, posted property. Something about "evesdropping and wiretapping." I don't know. Sounds a little iffy to me. Especially coming from a state where they put "Live Free or Die" on their license plates.
(Although sometimes, judging from the news that occasionally filters down from New Hampshire, I think they should change their slogan to "Live Free or Hide Under Your Bed." But that's another rant for another day.)
I got ahold of this case and spoke with Mr. Gannon -- who lives on the same street as my friend. I too, am a wrongly-accused felon, but my case has not been covered lately in the Telegraph since I've been whipping the NAACP and Jaffrey Chief Dunns arse.
ReplyDeleteI spoke with Mr. Gannon, who appreciates my blawg coverage, indeed, in part because we make video about bad police and other government officials, you bet.
Watch some of them at:
KingCast.net
http://christopher-king.blogspot.com/2006/07/kingcast-presents-police-beat-down-in.html
http://christopher-king.blogspot.com/2006/07/kingcast-presents-michael-gannons-post.html
Peace.