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Posted on 05/13/2014 8:38:41 AM PDT by dennisw
Guilty? Not guilty? photos at source
I think she did the right thing.
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She must be 24 years old, according to the article.
Under a Massachusetts state law, it is illegal to record someone’s voice without the person’s knowledge or permission.
If that law applied to the police they would have a hard time doing any wire taps in MA. But as in most cases I am sure the govt exempted itself from the law.
I guess they (Taxachusetts) aren’t aware of the NSA.
If you are in a public place, then why is two-party consent needed? Any schmo on the street could have been recording her arrest. Isn’t the idea that she was being disorderly evidence that this had gotten loud?
No chance she’s guilty. Especially with a half bottle of vodka in her!
jury nullification. Refuse to convict on the wiretap charge.
Don’t be fooled. She’s using “the angles.”
“But as in most cases I am sure the govt exempted itself from the law.”
I’m sure they have to get warrants for wiretaps, just like anywhere else.
Judges routinely throw these laws out if they come to court. The standard practice is for the police to use the law to arrest the person and get their phone, then they can delete the evidence. Then, the DAs decline to prosecute, so the case never gets in front of a judge who can throw out the law.
umm, in those cases the police have gotten a warrant approved by a judge
I agree.
Well, not the drunk and disorderly part. But I support her right to record conversations in which she is a participant.
Especially with cops and other agents of the government.
Amen
My sister,who lives there,mentioned this to me,She said that if she’s on the jury she’s voting “not guilty”.And so would I.
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