IP: Abuse of power?: Massachusetts Police and D.A. prosecute for recording of traffic stop

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Did not someone in that area once say -- give me liberty or. Maybe the NYC folks have it right about some police.

Dave




> From: "David P. Reed" <dpreed () reed com>
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>
> [the URL for this was inadvertently left out... it is:
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> http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/107/metro/Motorist_s_tape_of_traffic_stop_lands_him_in_court+.shtml
> ]
> I thought I lived in a state that took the rights of citizens against abuse of police power seriously.  In the 
> following Boston Globe story, though, it appears that some police and D.A.'s will twist the laws as necessary to make 
> sure that police actions are "private" and hidden from public scrutiny.
>
> David Brin - where are you when we need you?
>
> From the Boston Globe Online today:
> Motorist's tape of traffic stop lands him in court 
> Wiretap charge in bid for misconduct 
> (By Hermione Malone, Globe Correspondent) 
> On Oct. 26, 1998, Michael Hyde got a familiar feeling. Driving his Porsche on Route 123 in Abington, he noticed a 
> police officer looking at him from the entrance of a convenience store.