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Re:Multiple Beverly Hills PD officers now weaponizing copyri... by dahart on Friday February 12, 2021 @03:25PM (#26118152)
> let’s not rush to make listening to music on the job illegal.

I’m wondering if it already is illegal for police officers who wear body cams, even when their routine video is not public record. They are recordings intended for other people, and they also can become public record when use of force is involved, as I understand it.

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Re:Multiple Beverly Hills PD officers now weaponizing copyri... by PragmaticPulp on Friday February 12, 2021 @03:41PM (#26118311)
As far as I can tell, these recordings are from an uninvolved 3rd party who has several social media accounts dedicated to recording the police, from which he sells merchandise.

This isn’t a case of victims being drowned out of rightful conversations during arrests. This is a 3rd party trying to insert themselves into police duties and provoke a response while recording.

His Instagram accounts for these videos promote his anti-cop merchandise. It appears the videos haven’t actually been taken down. I’m sure he’s loving the attention, though.

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