TFred
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The headline on this article is fairly misleading. The headline"policy" is for the FPD officers, instructing them that generally citizens have the right to film or record. I guess headline shockers generate ad-click revenue.
At first glance, seems like a good policy.
TFred
New guidelines for filming police activity in Fairfax County
At first glance, seems like a good policy.
TFred
New guidelines for filming police activity in Fairfax County
The Fairfax County Police Department is clarifying what someone can and cannot do with a camera at or near a crime scene with a new policy.
In a policy titled FCPD General Order 603.1 the department said it issued June 1, anyone has the right to record police activity, whether that’s a passerby or someone directly interacting with police.
Officers will not be allowed to tell that observer that they can’t film a crime scene nor otherwise obstruct that filming.
However, according to the Fairfax County Police Department news website, filming cannot interfere with officers doing their job, jeopardize anyone’s safety, violate the law or “incite others to violate the law.”
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