# I am the LAW: 3 states now illegal to record on-duty police officer in public. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 3, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-am-the-law-3-states-now-illegal-to-record-on-duty-police-officer-in-public/252446 "2010-06-03T12:28:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-am-the-law-3-states-now-illegal-to-record-on-duty-police-officer-in-public/252446/27 "2010-06-04T08:23:33Z")
> [@7.14 or 7.15 NYSpeed Crotch Rocket Meet!?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/7-14-or-7-15-nyspeed-crotch-rocket-meet/32243/41): > > Wow, you really are down with the syndrome. He’s just bringing up points of how ridiculous that judicial ruling is. Saw these on another forum > [@s13 hatch sr20 partout](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s13-hatch-sr20-partout/120642/62): > > it would be better if they just quit abusing people. > [@tires!! need some help](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires-need-some-help/122888/29): > > As a public servant, they should be able to perform their duties and expect to be recorded doing so. There is no reason for them to expect or require privacy while performing a public service. ESPECIALLY since any other citizen of this country cannot legally prevent someone from recording them in a public setting when no privacy is expected. > [@West End Meet...every wednesday](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/west-end-meet-every-wednesday/98005/1038): > > If they are abusing their power, they must be held accountable. Once we lose the ability to keep the police and others in authority in check, then we’ve lost pretty much everything. A government/military/police force without any checks on it’s behavior _will_ become corrupt. > > You can’t have a police state without the police. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-am-the-law-3-states-now-illegal-to-record-on-duty-police-officer-in-public/252446)._