There are some guys that have made a living out of filming cops, and getting settlements from their actions on camera. In several circuits, it is explicitly legal. In others, it just hasn't been firmly decided, and is a topic SCOTUS likes to avoid. However, especially if it's to be uploaded onto the internet, it would be a clear 1st ammendment violation. A government employee has no more right to privacy in public than anyone else.
Apology in America it must be legal, in Europe it's potential imprisonment unless there are valid reasons. They can seize anything filming them and charge with crimes. Publishing them online is an obvious crime.
But okay I presume on active scenes of investigation. It's the above. Like filming Miltary installations. Similar concept. America has those laws.
Filming cops, problematic. Half and half depending on the cops and State. What about FBI, Swat, other agencies. That line is now blurred.
There are some guys that have made a living out of filming cops, and getting settlements from their actions on camera. In several circuits, it is explicitly legal. In others, it just hasn't been firmly decided, and is a topic SCOTUS likes to avoid. However, especially if it's to be uploaded onto the internet, it would be a clear 1st ammendment violation. A government employee has no more right to privacy in public than anyone else.
Apology in America it must be legal, in Europe it's potential imprisonment unless there are valid reasons. They can seize anything filming them and charge with crimes. Publishing them online is an obvious crime.
But okay I presume on active scenes of investigation. It's the above. Like filming Miltary installations. Similar concept. America has those laws.
Filming cops, problematic. Half and half depending on the cops and State. What about FBI, Swat, other agencies. That line is now blurred.