Colorado House Advances Bill Protecting Citizen Recordings Of Police

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The Colorado bill that would entitle citizens at least $15,000 in damages if police interfere with their right to record breezed through the House Tuesday with overwhelming bipartisan approval, another step closer to becoming law. While numerous court cases have established that the right to record police in public is protected by the First Amendment, many more cops have ignored those rulings, knowing there will be no serious penalty by snatching a camera as “evidence,” even if all they do is delete the footage afterwards. http://ift.tt/1JeSw4i

According to the Denver Post:

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The Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police said it supports the right of people to record law enforcement activity. But the group remains concerned about the civil penalties the bill calls for, saying it exposes law enforcement to stricter liability standards than other government officials. “The CACP does not believe that the people who put their lives at risk every day should have different standards of liability than anyone else in government,” group lobbyist, AnneMarie Jensen, said in a statement.

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