Facing prison for filming US police

A US man may face 16 years in prison for posting a video of his arrest on Youtube.

AlJazeera

Aug 28

…Graber, a sergeant with the Maryland Air National Guard, is now facing 16 years in prison, not for dangerous driving, but for a Youtube video he posted after receiving a speeding ticket.

The video, filmed with a camera mounted on Graber’s motorcycle helmet designed to record biking stunts rather than police abuse, shows a plain clothes officer jumping out of an unmarked car and pointing a pistol at the motorcyclist.

After he posted the video on Youtube, police raided Graber’s home, seized computers and put him in jail.

(h/t to Lefty Coaster at Daily Kos)

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A couple other useful links:

(blog)

Photography Is Not A Crime

July NPR piece:

The Rules And Your Rights For Recording Arrests