Los Angeles County prosecutors on Friday charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues' racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job.
Were they working at the time? Do LAPD officers wear body cams? Seems like law enforcement officers, at least while working, should reasonably expect to be recorded all the time, which would be implied consent.
You’re right (and it’s great to see someone that understands implied consent) but they’re absolutely going to make him fight for it. Meaning that if the goal is to discourage the behavior, they’ll charge anyway and let the defense attorney argue it.
I hate that 12 states are all-party consent. If you’re part of a conversation you should be allowed to record it, and 38 states agree.
I went to jail after being falsely charged with assault and it was only my recordings of our conversations that saved my ass. To think in California I could have been charged with a felony for providing evidence my accuser was a scheming liar is crazy to me.
“Felony Eavesdropping” is that like “Ninja’ing With Intent to Distribute”?
I mean, if we’re just making up obviously bullshit charges now…
All party consent state.
Were they working at the time? Do LAPD officers wear body cams? Seems like law enforcement officers, at least while working, should reasonably expect to be recorded all the time, which would be implied consent.
You’re right (and it’s great to see someone that understands implied consent) but they’re absolutely going to make him fight for it. Meaning that if the goal is to discourage the behavior, they’ll charge anyway and let the defense attorney argue it.
I know. The cruelty is the point.
I hate that 12 states are all-party consent. If you’re part of a conversation you should be allowed to record it, and 38 states agree.
I went to jail after being falsely charged with assault and it was only my recordings of our conversations that saved my ass. To think in California I could have been charged with a felony for providing evidence my accuser was a scheming liar is crazy to me.
Notable that these recordings would have occurred in public.
Don’t they have body cameras. They should have no expectation of privacy if they do.
Not in the locker rooms, and typically only switched on when actively engaged in activities