I don't know, this seems more about not interfering with police work than stopping the public from filming police. I do think people should be allowed to film them.
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It becomes an issue because the cops can simply say they were within 8 feet or approach the person filming and then make them stop. It would be instantly abused to stop evidence of discrimination or anything else. Striking this down was the right choice
I don't know
Maybe just not have an opinion?
I have an opinion on everything
It's already illegal to interfere. This is to prevent people from holding the police accountable. Let's say you see 10 white police officers beating a black man while calling him the N word. You whip out your phone and hit record.
A police officer stops what he's doing and walks to you. You're now within 8 feet of the officer so you need to either stop recording or go back. If you stop recording, the police have successfully stopped you from documenting what they were doing despite you not actually interfering with police business.
If you keep recording and walk back, though, the officer keeps advancing. By the time he stops and lets you keep recording, you can't see anything that is happening. Your recording is now useless.
Alternatively, since you were recording before you backed up, you might have broken the law and now can be arrested by the officer. He confiscates your phone as evidence. If you're released and given the phone back, it's been wiped clean (or just smashed to bits).
It's not about keeping people from interfering with the police. It's about keeping people from keeping the police from abusing their power.
Your example does make sense