FeelsLikeFlying wrote: "Been actually going over that bill. There was an amendment added before it passed the house, which disallows the filming of public officials if it interferes with their duty (not sure of the direct wording at the moment). This makes the bill basically useless, and might even give police officers more leeway in arresting people for video recording them."
Hogwash, it certainly does NOT make the bill "basically useless". Somebody filming police activity from across the street or with a hidden camera cannot be convicted of interferring with an officer's duty. A couple of nasty lawsuits will get their attention if they think otherwise.
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