that the judge is correct, there's no chance the ruling will stand up to appeals courts or the SCOTUS. The government will invoke the "catching terrorists" card or perhaps the"finding child molesters" card and the higher courts will quickly strike the ruling down.
The federal government's Gestapo will not allow such silly things as the constitution to stop them from arresting whoever they feel like, regardless of whether there is any probable cause or not.
It's sad when you we are in a situation where the highest levels of the government feel that the Constitution are simply obstacles to get past.
videotaping a police officer without his/her consent is wiretapping. The Mass Supreme court has said that the law is valid and prosecutions are also valid.
Strange that a liberal state like Mass helps the cops to avoid prosecution for any wrongdoing. There would never be a Rodney King beatdown in mass because the police would seize all of the video evidence and prosecute the people who did the taping.
I try to avoid going to Boston and Cambridge - the cops are not to be trusted.
The cops go out and beat innocent people and arrest people videotaping it happening and then they wonder why people don't trust the police. Why should people trust the police or the prosecutors anyway?
that cops are corrupt. They do not want to take a chance of anyone filming them while they might be beating the crap out of an innocent and unresisting person. They are just trying to avoid a repeat of Rodney King, but only by keeping anyone from getting a video of it.
I'd much rather have an encounter with a mugger than a cop, any day. A mugger only wants your phone or wallet, which is easily replaced. A cop, however, can arrest you, toss you in jail (without cause), and cause you tens of thousands in legal fees to get yourself cleared and even then you will still have an arrest record. If you are skilled you have a decent chance of fighting back against a mugger anyway.
And the fact that they dropped the charges won't clear the fact that the record will still show he has been arrested, which follows you forever.
Cops have to deal with really nasty characters, so they simply become so much like the criminals it's hard to tell the difference. Prosecutors have become more like Mafia Consigliores(sp?) and just use whatever part of the law they can find to hurt people.
would you keep track? I buy a painting direct from an artist and pay him $500. Suppose a year later I want to sell the painting to a friend for whatever reason. The friend offers me $550, and I accept it. How could anyone know I've sold the painting? What if the artist is no longer around?
of the corrupt cops we have in this country. They arrest people for videotaping officers cause they don't want evidence of , for example, cops beating an unresisting person. They want to avoid another Rodney King incident by merely outlawing videos showing a brutal beatdown.
And of course the video will generate a lot of criticism of the police, which they seem to deserve.
It's a mark of corrupt cops that they cannot tolerate anyone photographing or videotaping them or mocking them. Maybe the cops there should just change their name to Renton Gestapo.
money do the courts collect when they return a judgement favorable to the patent holders Is it a flat fee? Or a percentage of what the patent holder finally gets from the people they sue??
Judges are just as likely to be corrupt as the politicians these days. Even SCOTUS has some rulings that make one wonder if they are biased.
Anyway, all the RIAA or MPAA needs to do is bribe enough Congressmen and the White House and perhaps a few SCOTUS judges with enough money to pass it. Members of congress need the money for re-election campaigns and expensive vacations and hookers and drugs. There are no honest politicians above the very small town levels anyway. If an honest politician somehow gets re-elected they will lose re-election because they didn't have the funds to campaign again.
is totally under control of the entertainment people; they paid enough money to get appointed to the high positions in the DOJ and now they are just doing what they want.
should be renamed to something else since it's controlled by the MPAA/RIAA. I miss the times when the DOJ agencies like the FBI, CIA, etc were focused on protecting the lives of American citizens rather than the huge profits and salaries of the MPAA/RIAA executives.
Justice is easily bought by corporations these days, and ordinary citizens have no one to protect them. With even federal judges having connections to the entertainment people, there's no chance.
full well they can get away with the bogus DMCA takedowns, so why not go ahead and do it? Lawyers know full well that they will never suffer any punishment for bogus takedowns.
The music/entertainment lawyers know full well how to screw people.
if the judges and juries in East Texas get a commission or percentage of the award? Does the judge get a higher percentage? Who pays the commission? The attorneys? the winning company?
they are just lucky the police didn't show up with a swat team and drag the poor guy out and give him a 1 way ticket to Gitmo.
Nowdays, states prefer "guilty until proven innocent" carries much more weight than any silly constitutional protections.
I would have thought Mass had better sense.
I live in Mass, so if I don't post again, you will know the found me out and I'm being waterboarded to find out the next location of whatever.
However, how in the heck would I know about it? No one has asked for my DL for years and years. Maybe I should just watch for a black SUV following me around.
the courts now deciding that Constitutional protections can easily be ignored to protect against "terrorism", the government can now pretty much do whatever they want.
The courts say it's fine for TSA agents to fondle underage children, but if they did that on the street they would be in prison for a long time. Wonder if the TSA allows convicted child molesters to apply for jobs since they would have the right experience?
Does anyone remember history? Look into how Hitler got total power in Germany.
Sometimes I think some of the TSA employees are convicted child molesters who now have both gainful employment plus an opportunity to practice their perversions on unwilling children.
If you don't want your minor children groped, then you need to find another mode of travel.
"Ramp up the pressure" = "Give more bribes to the right Congressmen".
Congressmen need the money for re-election campaigns and to pay for drugs, hookers, and expensive trips to resorts while ignoring the people that voted for them.
Politicians are mostly stupid who simply do what they are bribed to do.
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While I believe..
The federal government's Gestapo will not allow such silly things as the constitution to stop them from arresting whoever they feel like, regardless of whether there is any probable cause or not.
It's sad when you we are in a situation where the highest levels of the government feel that the Constitution are simply obstacles to get past.
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Re:
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In Massachuetts..
Strange that a liberal state like Mass helps the cops to avoid prosecution for any wrongdoing. There would never be a Rodney King beatdown in mass because the police would seize all of the video evidence and prosecute the people who did the taping.
I try to avoid going to Boston and Cambridge - the cops are not to be trusted.
The cops go out and beat innocent people and arrest people videotaping it happening and then they wonder why people don't trust the police. Why should people trust the police or the prosecutors anyway?
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Just shows..
I'd much rather have an encounter with a mugger than a cop, any day. A mugger only wants your phone or wallet, which is easily replaced. A cop, however, can arrest you, toss you in jail (without cause), and cause you tens of thousands in legal fees to get yourself cleared and even then you will still have an arrest record. If you are skilled you have a decent chance of fighting back against a mugger anyway.
And the fact that they dropped the charges won't clear the fact that the record will still show he has been arrested, which follows you forever.
Cops have to deal with really nasty characters, so they simply become so much like the criminals it's hard to tell the difference. Prosecutors have become more like Mafia Consigliores(sp?) and just use whatever part of the law they can find to hurt people.
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Corrupt cops..
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How in the world..
Dumb idea.
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Typical...
And of course the video will generate a lot of criticism of the police, which they seem to deserve.
It's a mark of corrupt cops that they cannot tolerate anyone photographing or videotaping them or mocking them. Maybe the cops there should just change their name to Renton Gestapo.
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So how much..
Judges are just as likely to be corrupt as the politicians these days. Even SCOTUS has some rulings that make one wonder if they are biased.
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What does "power"
Anyway, all the RIAA or MPAA needs to do is bribe enough Congressmen and the White House and perhaps a few SCOTUS judges with enough money to pass it. Members of congress need the money for re-election campaigns and expensive vacations and hookers and drugs. There are no honest politicians above the very small town levels anyway. If an honest politician somehow gets re-elected they will lose re-election because they didn't have the funds to campaign again.
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Accuracy rom newspapers...
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That's what happens...
While there are probably a few honest police officers, most of them are probably as corrupt as any lawyer.
Claims of witnesses do not hold up against police officers anyway, and if the witnesses had a videotape, they would also be charged with wiretapping.
Disorderly conduct is the easy way for ANY cop to arrest ANYONE for ANY reason whatsoever.
Never realized that Nashua NH was full of corrupt cops. Remind me not to visit any malls in Nashua.
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The government
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The DOJ
Justice is easily bought by corporations these days, and ordinary citizens have no one to protect them. With even federal judges having connections to the entertainment people, there's no chance.
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They know..
The music/entertainment lawyers know full well how to screw people.
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I keep wondering..
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Pervs...
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Oh dear...
Nowdays, states prefer "guilty until proven innocent" carries much more weight than any silly constitutional protections.
I would have thought Mass had better sense.
I live in Mass, so if I don't post again, you will know the found me out and I'm being waterboarded to find out the next location of whatever.
However, how in the heck would I know about it? No one has asked for my DL for years and years. Maybe I should just watch for a black SUV following me around.
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The courts say it's fine for TSA agents to fondle underage children, but if they did that on the street they would be in prison for a long time. Wonder if the TSA allows convicted child molesters to apply for jobs since they would have the right experience?
Does anyone remember history? Look into how Hitler got total power in Germany.
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The TSA...
If you don't want your minor children groped, then you need to find another mode of travel.
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Translation
Congressmen need the money for re-election campaigns and to pay for drugs, hookers, and expensive trips to resorts while ignoring the people that voted for them.
Politicians are mostly stupid who simply do what they are bribed to do.
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