More and more, police are demonstrating that they are intolerant of citizen video/audio recording of their activities. It seems to me that being able to hold any public official accountable by any means available when that public official is in the course of their duties should be constitutionally protected. As long as the cops are not having their ability to carry out their duty impeded in any way, they don't seem to me to have any ethical or legal justification for interfering with the recording of their activities.
New Hampshire man charged with "illegal wiretapping" for recording traffic stopFor the second time in less than a year, Weare police have charged someone with felony wiretapping for recording police activity.
William Alleman, 51, of 140 Helen Dearborn Road, was charged Tuesday with interception of oral communication prohibited, which is the state's felony wiretapping law...
Police Chief Gregory Begin released few details of the case when reached for comment Thursday. The charges stem from a July 10 traffic stop, Begin said.
"He was making an audio recording of the officer during a motor vehicle stop without getting consent of the officer," Begin said.
Alleman said the charge is based on a cell phone call he made as an officer approached his vehicle.
Police considered it wiretapping because the call was being recorded by a voice mail service without the officer's consent.
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..."This is another example of the Weare police arresting people for recording public officials doing the public's duties in public," Hipple said....
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