Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signs bill that bans close recording of law enforcement

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[–]Hel 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You still can. Just not within 8 feet in Arizona if you are a bystander which is very reasonable.

[–]Drewski[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Maybe but you just know they're going to use it to walk up on people that are filming and say they're breaking the law. Seems way to easy to be abused.

[–]Hel 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe it will embolden some officers, but if you’re 8 feet away and they walk up on you then you’re no longer a bystander. Thus according to this law you can film.

Edit: I agree though the filming itself isn’t the problem; it’s the being too close to an active scene. Therefore I argue the police should never have the right to order/ask you to stop recording too close to a scene only the right to order/ask you to move 8 feet away from said scene. Also for the record 8 feet is only 3 steps, so again I think that part is very reasonable.