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posted by CoolHand on Thursday September 22 2016, @07:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the keeping-an-eye-on-big-bro dept.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/09/cops-record-themselves-allegedly-fabricating-charges-with-suspects-camera/

In a US federal civil rights lawsuit, a Connecticut man has shared footage to bolster his claims that police illegally confronted the pedestrian because he was filming one of them. Authorities seized Michael Picard's camera and his permitted pistol, and the officers involved then accidentally recorded themselves allegedly fabricating charges against the man.

Picard's police encounter began as he was protesting a sobriety checkpoint while lawfully carrying a handgun in a holster. The plaintiff often protests near sobriety checkpoints in the Hartford region and is known by locals and police in the area, according to court documents. "Cops Ahead: Keep Calm and Remain Silent," read the 3-foot-by-2-foot sign Picard held up to motorists ahead of the checkpoint in West Hartford last year.

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Francis on Friday September 23 2016, @01:11AM

    by Francis (5544) on Friday September 23 2016, @01:11AM (#405368)

    I'm sorry, but I'm with Buzzie on this one. Just look at Clinton. They caught her read handed taking huge amounts of money from private parties for "speeches' and she refuses to disclose the substance of any of those speeches. WTF can she possibly be saying that's worth seven figures? If it's a speech that's so brilliant that it justifies that sort of a price tag, then she should release it for us all to marvel at.

    Not to mention that she avoided being prosecuted for mishandling classified materials any normal person handling it in that kind of inept way would have been indicted at the very least. The fact that they didn't even try to get an indictment speaks volumes about the corruption. She's fundraised for all sorts of politicians and now she's above the law.

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @03:10AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @03:10AM (#405396)

    I see the Clintrolls are out again today. She can suck my cock.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @09:16AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @09:16AM (#405477)

      I'm sorry, but that's Monica's job.