Comments on: PA Man Faces Seven Years in Jail For Video Taping Police

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:26:04 +0000

This article made it to the on-line forum page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sunday, July 8, 2007:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07189/799822-109.stm

I can’t write a follow-up letter to the editor on this outrage because I’m on the PG’s 90 blackout list because with a letter of mine last month. I encourage people to write the PG regarding this story (letters@post-gazette.com, 250 words maximum, include a phone number for them to confirm intent to print).

A good rhetorical question might be to ask how the news media might react if one of their reporters or cameraman were arrested for recording an event involving a cop. It might even be better to ask a state representative if he thinks a reporter should have more rights than a private citizen.

By: Jeff Kennedy

Jeff Kennedy — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:01:50 +0000

This is a a right to privacy issue .The police are trying to say they can not be recorded carrying out there duty ,there public servants in a public place .Its been tried before and will like other cases be chucked out ,if it was’nt you would have tv crews getting arrested left right and center .Just hope the kid doesnt take a plee and end up with a record .POLICE HAVE NO RIGHT TO PRIVACY WHEN ON DUTY ,if they ever get it leave the country as fast as you can.

By: bg

bg — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:33:36 +0000

n oh yea its a felony third they wanna give him….MAXimum penalty is 7 years….who gets the maximum on the first offense

By: bg

bg — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:32:02 +0000

i kno him…dont like him at all…but i live in carlisle n yea the cops are like that…i got court tomorrow for some dumb shit like this….n its not the first time these pigs have gotten away with major bullshit around here….everyone i kno has had ona these run ins….definatly not the first one ive heard of gettin a life-fuckinup-felony either….jus most of em are doin time right now n arent out on tv n cant tell their story…..ice t said it best…’fuck the police’

By: Yeah But No But

Yeah But No But — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:04:31 +0000

urrrrrrr…….am I missing the point here? This kid WAS taping police doing a traffic stop right?? So it is against the law for him to videotape police doing their job, yet the police are allowed to video tape themselves doing their job? Sounds a bit crazy to me!

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:56:23 +0000

I used to live up by Carlise… trust me, the police there ARE corrupt… the officer was probably doing something illegal, and that’s why they were being taped. No doubt the tape has already been destroyed, with no one ever seeing it.

And I’m 99% sure the arresting officer didn’t know about this law when Kelly was arrested… he found it sometime after, and hoped it would stick. I feel, if the officer can’t tell you WHY your being arrested at the time your cuffed, he can’t arrest you. They shouldn’t be allowed to bring you in, then figure out how to keep you.

By: billy

billy — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:50:35 +0000

well it would be alot difernt if he was videoing a few terorists know wouldent it