A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement
A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement Rob Beschizza 1:59 pm Sun Aug 2, 2026 Roqiullo Tebar / Shutterstock You may be aware that cops have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public, and that you have a constitutional right to record what they do. Cellphone video proved that police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly 10 minutes, and the right to record it is why the footage helped convict him of his murder. But police and the authorities don't like any of that sort of thing, and will do whatever the can to limit recording them or make it risky or troublesome for the public.
- ▪A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement Rob Beschizza 1:59 pm Sun Aug 2, 2026 Roqiullo Tebar / Shutterstock You may be aware that cops have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public, and that you have a constitutional r
- ▪Cellphone video proved that police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly 10 minutes, and the right to record it is why the footage helped convict him of his murder.
- ▪But police and the authorities don't like any of that sort of thing, and will do whatever the can to limit recording them or make it risky or troublesome for the public.
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A printable one-page Guide to Recording Law Enforcement Rob Beschizza 1:59 pm Sun Aug 2, 2026 Roqiullo Tebar / Shutterstock You may be aware that cops have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public, and that you have a constitutional right to record what they do. Cellphone video proved that police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly 10 minutes, and the right to record it is why the footage helped convict him of his murder. But police and the authorities don't like any of that sort of thing, and will do whatever the can to limit recording them or make it risky or troublesome for the public. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's new Guide to Recording Law Enforcement covers the basics in a printable one-page handout.
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