http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/08/201082214554232983.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hxOr3q7nrk
^Note: Salvatore Rivieri was fired because of this incident right before he was eligible for full pension.
And, more recently:
http://www.salisburypost.com/Opinion/082610-edit-resisting-arrest-qcd
Fed up with this ridiculous double standard (police are allowed to film you from their cars and frequently do during speeding stops) I finally wrote a letter to Governor O'Malley. The template can be found at the bottom of this post. I strongly encourage any Marylanders who read this to do the same--police shouldn't do anything in public they wouldn't want caught on camera. This law is disgusting and subjects untold numbers to easily avoidable police abuse.
Your Street
City, State, Zip
August 27, 2010
The honorable Martin O’Malley
Governor, State of Maryland
100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland. 21401-1925
Dear Governor O’Malley,
My name is Mark Pallone. I am a senior at University of Maryland, Bal-
timore County studying computer science. My telephone number is ###-
###-#### and my address is insert address here. My email addresses are
insert@email.here and insert@email.here.
As I understand it, under Maryland state wiretapping laws, it is illegal to film
police in public in spite of the fact that police cars commonly record traffic
incidents with their cameras without the consent of all involved.
This is a gross violation of justice because it restricts an essential and commonly
accessible safeguard against police abuse.
As a citizen of the United States, resident of the state of Maryland, and regis-
tered voter, I encourage you not only to vehemently oppose any law or measure
that further restricts Maryland citizens from protecting themselves, but to pro-
actively seek to change or even destroy laws that subject Maryland citizens to
police abuse that could be so easily avoided.
Thank you for your service, time, and consideration.
Sincerely,
Mark Pallone
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