ACLU lawyers seek to quash wiretapping charges! (Taping Police Story)

[KansasVoter]

This is the continuing case of Anthony Graber who taped his own police stop and was charged with wiretapping. It is a travesty of justice. There is also a great story on it here at Photography Is Not A Crime http://carlosmiller.com/2010/09/06/maryland-judge-could-rule-that-graber-case-not-worthy-of-trial/

Citing a 2,000-year-old Roman quote, "Who will watch the watchers?" a Harford County judge skeptically questioned prosecutors Friday pressing criminal charges against a motorcyclist for recording his traffic stop and posting the video on the Internet.

Circuit Judge Emory A. Plitt Jr. said he would issue a written ruling shortly as to whether the case against Anthony Graber can proceed to trial Oct. 12, but he acknowledged that appeals courts have not ruled on the issue and that "we are on unplowed ground."

The judge referenced the videotaped beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles, the proliferation of surveillance cameras and the ease with which virtually anybody can quickly snap pictures and record events and self-publish with a click of a button.

Harford County State's Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly has already gone on a radio station to debate the merits of the case with an attorney from the American Civil Liberties Union, which brought a team of high-powered lawyers to court on Friday. Among them was Joshua R. Treem, a former federal prosecutor who represented one of the D.C. snipers and currently represents a Baltimore city councilwoman under indictment.

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-police-cameras-graber-20100903,0,5148683.story

[realisticphish]

1. PINAC is one of my regular visits

I'm glad the judge seems skeptical of the prosecutors...

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Mine too