jahwarrior
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UPDATE:
i spoke briefly with the chief today. i kept it short and sweet. he didn't seem to interested, to be honest, until i told him i recorded the incident, on audio. then he got very interested. he first asked me if i had the recording with me, which i did. he then asked if i informed the officers that they were being recorded.
oops.
i said i didn't remember if i did, but i'm sure the recording would show whether i did or not. he got a little upset, and told me that i committed a federal offense by not informing them i recorded audio, and that i could possibly be charged with a crime. he also refused to hear the recording, saying that even if he did hear it, nothing on the reording could be used, since it was an illegal recording. he said the next time, i should inform them they were being recorded. also, that i should conceal my gun, and/or comply with officer demands.
:cuss:
i contacted a lawyer yesterday, who actually confirmed his story. there's a weird difference betwen recording audio, and recording video with audio. a videorecording would have been fine, and i wouldn't need consent, but i need verbal consent to record just audio. i don't get it, but apparently, it's a law. i still have the audio saved, just in case. i just need to figure out how to transfer it to my laptop.
i spoke briefly with the chief today. i kept it short and sweet. he didn't seem to interested, to be honest, until i told him i recorded the incident, on audio. then he got very interested. he first asked me if i had the recording with me, which i did. he then asked if i informed the officers that they were being recorded.
oops.
i said i didn't remember if i did, but i'm sure the recording would show whether i did or not. he got a little upset, and told me that i committed a federal offense by not informing them i recorded audio, and that i could possibly be charged with a crime. he also refused to hear the recording, saying that even if he did hear it, nothing on the reording could be used, since it was an illegal recording. he said the next time, i should inform them they were being recorded. also, that i should conceal my gun, and/or comply with officer demands.
:cuss:
i contacted a lawyer yesterday, who actually confirmed his story. there's a weird difference betwen recording audio, and recording video with audio. a videorecording would have been fine, and i wouldn't need consent, but i need verbal consent to record just audio. i don't get it, but apparently, it's a law. i still have the audio saved, just in case. i just need to figure out how to transfer it to my laptop.