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ruling by the most senior judges in England and Wales says that the current police policy of indefinitely keeping DNA
profiles of people arrested but never convicted is excessive and violates
privacy rights. Chief constables have continued collecting the DNA profiles of
everyone arrested, whether they are convicted or not, and keeping them
indefinitely on a national database. This is despite a ruling by the European
court of human rights more than three years ago that it was
a breach of privacy rights. More than 200,000 new DNA profiles of innocent
people have been added to the national police DNA
database since the ruling that
their blanket retention was unlawful in February 2008, bringing the total to
more than 1.1 million."It is important that, in such an important and
sensitive area as the retention of biometric data by the police, the court
reflects its decision by making a formal order to declare what it considers to
be the true legal position. But it is not necessary to go further."Two of
the seven judges in the case dissented, saying the appeals should have been
dismissed when Local Police Breaking The Law. The ruling was brought following an appeal by GC, who was released
without charge after being arrested for a suspected assault on his girlfriend
in 2007 and C, who was acquitted of rape allegations in 2009.Their requests for
the DNA profiles and fingerprints to be destroyed were refused by the Met
commissioner. The new legislation is going through parliament in the protection
of freedoms bill proposed by the home secretary, Theresa May. If you choose to record the police you can reduce the
risk of terrible legal consequences and video loss by understanding your
state’s laws and carefully adhering to the following rules. 5 rules according
police
Rule #1: Know the Law (Wherever You Are)
Conceived at a time when pocket-sized recording devices
were available only to James Bond types, most eavesdropping laws were
originally intended to protect people against snoops, spies, and peeping Toms.
Now with this technology in the hands of average citizens, police and
prosecutors are abusing these outdated laws to punish citizens merely
attempting to document on-duty police. If you saw any Local Police Breaking The Law then inform the authority.
Rule #2 Don’t Secretly Record Police
In most states it’s almost always illegal to record a
conversation in which you’re not a party and don’t have consent to record.
Massachusetts is the only state to uphold a conviction for recording on-duty
police, but that conviction was for a secret recording where the
defendant failed to inform police he was recording. (As in the Glik case,
Massachusetts courts have ruled that openly recording police is legal, but
secretly recording them isn’t.)
Rule #3: Respond to “Shit Cops Say”
When it comes to police encounters, you don’t get to
choose whom you’re dealing with. You might get Officer Friendly, or you
might get Officer Psycho. You’ll likely get officers between these
extremes. But when you “watch the watchmen,” you must be ready to think on your
feet.
Rule #4: Don’t Share Your Video with Police
If you capture video of police misconduct or brutality,
but otherwise avoid being identified yourself, you can anonymously upload it to
YouTube. This seems to be the safest legal option. For example,
a Massachusetts woman who videotaped a cop beating a motorist with a
flashlight posted the video to the Internet. Afterwards, one of the cops
caught at the scene filed criminal wiretapping charges against her. (As usual,
the charges against her were later dropped.)
Rule #5: Prepare to be Arrested
Keene, New Hampshire resident Dave Ridley is the avatar of
the new breed of journalist/activist/filmmaker testing the limits of the First
Amendment right to record police. Over the past few years he’s uploaded the
most impressive collection of first-person police encounter
videos I’ve ever seen.
Local Police Breaking The Law is the biggest problem in these day's.
Local Police Breaking The Law is the biggest problem in these day's.
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