assateague wrote:(MT)Montanafowler wrote:we the public have the right to film public officials in the course of their duties, it's covered under freedom of speech and freedom of the press. the officer is clearly in the wrong.
Anybody has the right to film anyone, both audio and video, at any time they are in public. Or even if they are in their house, as long as you aren't trespassing, and they have no reasonable expectation of privacy. Which means, if some guy's rubbing one out in front of his picture window which can clearly be seen from the street, and he doesn't even try to close the curtains, the videotape is perfectly fine, and is admissible in court to refute his disability claim. Had he even closed the curtains a little bit, or even just touched them, then that implies that he expected privacy, and it would have been thrown out. But alas, he didn't.
So of course you may record pretty much any damn thing you want, anywhere, especially in public.
But that doesn't change the fact that New Yorkers are hilarious, which was the point.
You mother fuckers! I told that judge that I tried to close my curtains and you were invading my personal space.
I don't get lonely but the freaks get a little weird. If you want to find that thread Vinny, Ask Red to give you access to the Hawaii forum.