Some good news for civil liberties

[Matariki]

Remember the recent case where a guy was charged with wiretapping for filming (and uploading to youtube) the off-duty cop who pulled a gun on him?

Happily, the case was thrown out of court:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100927/16352111185/judge-tosses-out-wiretapping-charges-against-motorcyclist-who-filmed-cop-with-helmet-cam.shtml

[drm604]

1. This is excellent.

I'm very glad to hear this.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

2. Good! n/t

[Matariki]

3. should have added excerpt from the page:

Thankfully, in that case in Maryland, a judge has tossed out the wiretapping claims pointing out that there was no expectation of privacy out in public.

"Those of us who are public officials and are entrusted with the power of the state are ultimately accountable to the public," the judge wrote. "When we exercise that power in public fora, we should not expect our actions to be shielded from public observation."

This seems so obvious that it's troubling it needed to even go this far.

[aikoaiko]

4. fuggin-A that is some good news!

Hooray for civil liberties.

[littlewolf]

5. excellent

[old mark]

6. GREAT! Yesterday I realised my digital camera does videos and has a mic!

I have had it 6 weeks, never read the instructions....:eyes: :blush:


mark

[Matariki]

7. Nice.

The 5 megapixel camera on my phone also has those features. Definitely a handy thing to carry.

[old mark]

9. Now that I know how it works, I will start carrying it. nt

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

:thumbsup: