James
Just wondering what the current law is in Connecticut regarding the video and audio recording of police
Thank you!
Answer
The video and audio taping of any one by any one where there is no expectation of privacy is a right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Many police do not LIKE to be filmed - they may ask you to turn off your camera.
You are under NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to do so.
The police may then try and harass you by telling you that you must show them ID because they think you are acting "suspiciously" - most states say you have no obligation to provide them with this - some states require you to "identify yourself" - the Supreme Court has stated that " a verbal ID will fulfill this requirement".
Read up on what is known as "A Terry Stop" - If you are stopped by an cop, you can ask him "am I being detained, or, am I free to go"?
They will usually ignore you, and try and bully you, because, they can.
Make sure the camera keeps rolling.
SPECIFICALLY, in Ct:
Bill 245, which passed 24-11 last Thursday in Connecticutâs Democrat-controlled senate, has two distinct parts: Section 1(b) lays out protections and recourse for citizens who want to record police; Section 1(c) gives police several excuses to interfere with citizen photographers without penalty.
Section 1(b) reads:
âA peace officer who interferes with any person taking a photographic or digital still or video image of such peace officer or another peace officer acting in the performance of such peace officer's duties shall, subject to sections 5-141d, 7-465 and 29-8a of the general statutes, be liable to such person in an action at law, suit in equity or other proper proceeding for redress.â
Section 1(c) reads:
âA peace officer shall not be liable under subsection (b) of this section if the peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the peace officer was interfering with the taking of such image in order to (1) lawfully enforce a criminal law of this state or a municipal ordinance, (2) protect the public safety, (3) preserve the integrity of a crime scene or criminal investigation, (4) safeguard the privacy interests of any person, including a victim of a crime, or (5) lawfully enforce court rules and policies of the Judicial Branch with respect to taking a photograph, videotaping or otherwise recording an image in facilities of the Judicial Branch.â
http://reason.com/blog/2012/04/23/connecticut-senate-passes-bill-allowing
In THIS case, the cops will try and claim you were "interfering with them" or you were "endangering public safety" or some such nonsense.
There are MANY videos on youtube where cops harass average citizens for video taping them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuGcaxzY1vs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzGqDYhSICk
The cops nearly ALWAYS lose.
The video and audio taping of any one by any one where there is no expectation of privacy is a right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Many police do not LIKE to be filmed - they may ask you to turn off your camera.
You are under NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to do so.
The police may then try and harass you by telling you that you must show them ID because they think you are acting "suspiciously" - most states say you have no obligation to provide them with this - some states require you to "identify yourself" - the Supreme Court has stated that " a verbal ID will fulfill this requirement".
Read up on what is known as "A Terry Stop" - If you are stopped by an cop, you can ask him "am I being detained, or, am I free to go"?
They will usually ignore you, and try and bully you, because, they can.
Make sure the camera keeps rolling.
SPECIFICALLY, in Ct:
Bill 245, which passed 24-11 last Thursday in Connecticutâs Democrat-controlled senate, has two distinct parts: Section 1(b) lays out protections and recourse for citizens who want to record police; Section 1(c) gives police several excuses to interfere with citizen photographers without penalty.
Section 1(b) reads:
âA peace officer who interferes with any person taking a photographic or digital still or video image of such peace officer or another peace officer acting in the performance of such peace officer's duties shall, subject to sections 5-141d, 7-465 and 29-8a of the general statutes, be liable to such person in an action at law, suit in equity or other proper proceeding for redress.â
Section 1(c) reads:
âA peace officer shall not be liable under subsection (b) of this section if the peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the peace officer was interfering with the taking of such image in order to (1) lawfully enforce a criminal law of this state or a municipal ordinance, (2) protect the public safety, (3) preserve the integrity of a crime scene or criminal investigation, (4) safeguard the privacy interests of any person, including a victim of a crime, or (5) lawfully enforce court rules and policies of the Judicial Branch with respect to taking a photograph, videotaping or otherwise recording an image in facilities of the Judicial Branch.â
http://reason.com/blog/2012/04/23/connecticut-senate-passes-bill-allowing
In THIS case, the cops will try and claim you were "interfering with them" or you were "endangering public safety" or some such nonsense.
There are MANY videos on youtube where cops harass average citizens for video taping them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuGcaxzY1vs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzGqDYhSICk
The cops nearly ALWAYS lose.
What camera is best for my situation?
Alicia
My husband and I are missionaries going to the Congo in Africa (jungle) for the next few years. I am looking for a water resistant, shock resistant camera (very humid environment). I need one that will focus on close ups of items without it blurring or making the objects further away in focus. My current camera is a standard digital camera but it does not focus on close objects and it is not water resistant. The camera will also need to be able to use a memory card so I can email pictures of my daughter back home to the states. Bonus points if it records videos as well.
Answer
I don't know why Jim A continues to tell people that there's no such thing as a shock resistant camera. Just search for "shockproof camera" on Amazon. There's dozens of them!
Try the Panasonic DMC-FT4 or DMC-TS4 as it's called in the USA. It's waterproof to 12 meters, shockproof for a 2 meter fall, freezeproof to -10 celcius and dustproof. It's got the macro closeup facility you want and uses standard SDHC memory cards. And it records full HD 1080p video. Even underwater!
Review here with a few other waterproof cameras: http://www.lenstip.com/134.5-article-Waterproof_cameras_test_2012_-_part_I_Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-FT4.html
I would advise buying and testing it well before you leave. The biggest recurring complaint I see with waterproof cameras is that they have quality control problems, meaning you don't always get a good waterproof one. It's not the easiest piece of equipment to make because the rubber waterproof seals are quite difficult to design install in a way that guarantees that water can't get in. Usually if they work then they do continue to work well for several years, but it's easy to end up with a duff one.
The problem with closeup macro work is that when you are very close to an object, your depth of field (the amount in focus) is not very great, so things behind the subject do tend to be out of focus. That's just part of the physics of photography.
You can compensate a bit by setting the camera into aperture-priority mode and setting a small aperture, but that in turn means using slower shutter speeds, so you are more likely to introduce blur through camera shake (unless you use a tripod) or through the object moving.
You can compensate for slow shutter speeds a bit by increasing the ISO setting, but that tends to add more "noise" to the image.
This balance of shutter speed, aperture size and ISO setting is at the core of all photography. To get a lot in focus with macro pictures you need a lot of light, a lens which stops down to very small apertures and which focuses close up and a good tripod. That's only really achievable with a Digital SLR camera with dedicated macro lens - and that isn't cheap.
Often the best macro shots are obtained by deliberately throwing everything completely out of focus except for the main object.
I don't know why Jim A continues to tell people that there's no such thing as a shock resistant camera. Just search for "shockproof camera" on Amazon. There's dozens of them!
Try the Panasonic DMC-FT4 or DMC-TS4 as it's called in the USA. It's waterproof to 12 meters, shockproof for a 2 meter fall, freezeproof to -10 celcius and dustproof. It's got the macro closeup facility you want and uses standard SDHC memory cards. And it records full HD 1080p video. Even underwater!
Review here with a few other waterproof cameras: http://www.lenstip.com/134.5-article-Waterproof_cameras_test_2012_-_part_I_Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-FT4.html
I would advise buying and testing it well before you leave. The biggest recurring complaint I see with waterproof cameras is that they have quality control problems, meaning you don't always get a good waterproof one. It's not the easiest piece of equipment to make because the rubber waterproof seals are quite difficult to design install in a way that guarantees that water can't get in. Usually if they work then they do continue to work well for several years, but it's easy to end up with a duff one.
The problem with closeup macro work is that when you are very close to an object, your depth of field (the amount in focus) is not very great, so things behind the subject do tend to be out of focus. That's just part of the physics of photography.
You can compensate a bit by setting the camera into aperture-priority mode and setting a small aperture, but that in turn means using slower shutter speeds, so you are more likely to introduce blur through camera shake (unless you use a tripod) or through the object moving.
You can compensate for slow shutter speeds a bit by increasing the ISO setting, but that tends to add more "noise" to the image.
This balance of shutter speed, aperture size and ISO setting is at the core of all photography. To get a lot in focus with macro pictures you need a lot of light, a lens which stops down to very small apertures and which focuses close up and a good tripod. That's only really achievable with a Digital SLR camera with dedicated macro lens - and that isn't cheap.
Often the best macro shots are obtained by deliberately throwing everything completely out of focus except for the main object.
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