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Re:Recording police with your smartphone is a Constitutional... by dodo53 on Saturday May 19, 2012 @08:42AM (#3995813)
that would be pretty handy for actual criminals
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Re:Recording police with your smartphone is a Constitutional... by ori_b on Saturday May 19, 2012 @02:33PM (#3996627)
As well as a way to find out things that should be private into something public.

As far as I'm concerned, these records should only be unsealed, and made available for court proceedings. Accountability is important, but so is privacy.

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Re:Recording police with your smartphone is a Constitutional... by crusso on Saturday May 19, 2012 @10:38AM (#3995996)
Ha, good point. Okay, well amend my brainstorming to just being a live feed that goes to an independent agency that can make the video available at a later date.
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Re:Recording police with your smartphone is a Constitutional... by fffggg on Saturday May 19, 2012 @01:09PM (#3996396)
Yes, all that's needed is for it to become available to subpoena and other lawful process.
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