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philip964 wrote: The right to photograph things seems to be increasingly restricted by overly zealous people in authority.

Amazing, isn't it? They don't want to be recorded or watched themselves, but in the same breath, they'll say that they need to be able to snoop on everyone else's Telephone calls, internet access, GPS Track their cars, etc without a warrant for 'National Security'

puma guy wrote:

davidtx wrote:

A Harford County Circuit Court judge Monday dismissed wiretapping charges against Anthony Graber, a motorcyclist who was jailed briefly after he taped a Maryland state trooper who stopped him for speeding on I-95. Graber used a camera mounted on his helmet, then posted the video on YouTube.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/story-la ... ed_ag.html

Dangit! Does this mean I have to root for the ACLU?

To me, and ACLU and the NRA are similar, in that, While I do not support every single thing they do, and I actually vehemently oppose somethings on rare occasion, I support them and their existence overall.
For example, I disagree with their view on Capital punishment and some of their actions regarding 'Racial Justice', but completely back their views on Free Speech, Religous Freedom, National Security, and Technology and Liberty.

IMO, Without them, we would have some much more serious problems than we do now.

Judge Emory A. Pitt Jr. wrote: "Those of us who are public officials and are entrusted with the power of the state are ultimately accountable to the public. When we exercise that power in public fora, we should not expect our actions to be shielded from public observation. 'Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes' ("Who watches the watchmen?”)."

Can we send this judge a gift basket or something?

This Statement is just pure excellence. I'm glad that there are still some Judges out there that understand this!