A lawsuit filed in federal court by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on Tuesday challenges a new state law that prohibits citizens from being within 25 feet of law enforcement officers.

The law, which went into effect on July 1, is called a violation of constitutional rights by the ACLU, which claims that citizens have a right to “observe and record the police.”

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    1 year ago

    Wait WTF how does that work…now these fuckers can arrest you for just being in their presences of a cop. Wow this is fucked up. Who come up with this law and before you answer it some asshat with R by their name.

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      1 year ago

      “This recording is inadmissible, it was zoomed in so much it’s impossible to tell with any certainty what is going on.”

      Digital zoom is literally just cropping out the rest of the video. You’re not actually zooming in, you’re just losing context.

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        1 year ago

        there’s optical zoom too, though it’s true that many cameras dont have that option

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          1 year ago

          In a perfect world, sure. But in reality, the majority of devices do not have optical zoom. Most recordings of police are done on cellphones, and usually older And/or lower end models that aren’t using optical zoom.

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    But how can they get away with killing black people if the populace are allowed to get close enough to record them? Think of the cops!

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    I can see that going really well.
    “Step back! 25 feet!”
    "You’re walking towards me. I’m just standing here.
    “I said Step Back!” Discharges Taser while continuing to close distance