15 Years in Prison For Taping the Cops? How U.S. Eavesdropping Laws Are Taking Away the Best Defense Against Police Brutality
Submitted on July 28, 2011
By Rania Khalek - AlterNet
Police brutality takes many forms around the country on a regular basis, particularly in poor and minority neighborhoods. Sometimes, the only method of accountability is a victim’s word...against that of an officer. Unsurprisingly, the police officer’s version of the story is often adequate for a judge to dismiss allegations of wrongdoing, unless there is hard evidence of misconduct, such as a video or audio recording...
