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Illinois Republicans Kill Police Recording Bill
There was an Illinois bill to allow citizens to do audio recordings of police doing their jobs (video-only recordings are already legal). Republicans killed the bill.

One of the bill’s detractors, Rep. Jim Sacia, R-Freeport, said the bill opens the possibility for citizens to alter audio recordings of interactions with police to make them look bad.

Rep. Jim Watson, R-Jacksonville, agreed.

“We should not be creating an atmosphere where people enter this ‘got you’ mode and try to tape law enforcement, trying to catch them (doing things),” Watson said.

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	spawn_of_kong 2012-03-28 09:42 am UTC (link)
	. (Reply to this)

	scifantasy 2012-03-28 01:06 pm UTC (link)
	Why do I think that Sacia and Watson don't think entrapment should be illegal? (Reply to this)

	rosehiptea 2012-03-28 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	We should not be creating an atmosphere where people enter this ‘got you’ mode and try to tape law enforcement, trying to catch them (doing things) Here's a thought: If people trusted law enforcement more maybe that wouldn't happen as much. (Reply to this)

	mirhanda 2012-03-28 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	If they aren't doing anything wrong, then why should the police care? Isn't that what they are always telling us every time they want to pass a new law that allows US to be searched or spied on? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	uldihaa 2012-03-28 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	^ This. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sandglass 2012-03-29 12:46 am UTC (link)
	And by "doing things", he means police misconduct. Because we definitely can't have cops being caught doing things. (Reply to this)

	chikane 2012-03-29 05:25 am UTC (link)
	We should not be creating an atmosphere where people enter this ‘got you’ mode We should instead be creating an atmosphere where police can enter this 'i can beat you up and tase you and you can do nothing' mode without repercusions. Cause priorities. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Reposted with appropriate icon yattara 2012-03-29 08:04 pm UTC (link)
	Remember, innocent people have nothing to hide. So if you value your privacy, you're not innocent, and thus they can do what they want. Cause priorities. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	taktuk 2012-03-31 07:41 am UTC (link)
	What the FUCK!? (Reply to this)