[NorthFlaRebel]

"Pennsylvania is a state that says all [recordings of conversations] require prior consent. But you have to have the expectation of privacy first," Grill said.

Its the same here in Florida.

But here is the ultimate question: What on earth is so damaging or egregeous that doing so can or should result in a prison sentence, let alone seven years in prison? Doing this for the purpose of blackmail would seem to qualify as blackmail. Why is this not just simply a civil tort? Someone, anyone have an explanation as to why someone who did this is so dangerous or so wrong that they should go to prison? People convicted of mansalughter or some sex crimes can get less than seven years.

[from occupied ga]

, anyone have an explanation as to why someone who did this is so dangerous or so wrong that they should go to prison?

For daring to record what police were doing. After all if video evidence of interactions with police was common, the police couold no longer routinely lie to get convictions and will have to stick to the truth - a major blow to law enforcement and government in general.