[ZenGum]

Pretty much unanimous on this one.

No way is this wiretapping. This is bully-cops trying to make themselves immune from criticism.

I recall a documentary about the civil rights movement, there was a case where it was found in court that a citizen has the right to observe a police officer in the course of their duty provided they didn't get in the way. I think that extends to cover this.

I've said it before, but I think this right is far more important than bearing arms. The right to observe and record the police and the government, and to publish that information, is the key front against tyranny. In most western countries there are enough legal and constitutional mechanisms to keep the government in its place, but these mechanisms must be vigilantly used and guarded.

I'm speaking as an outsider, but, USA ... fight this one. It must be legal to criticise and embarrass the police.