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My policy is that stores are not allowed to actually charge me for what I buy. I can just walk into any store, see something I like and take it. Never mind that's illegal. That's my policy so suck it, Lt.
I'm an outsider, so take that salt first, but definitely worse. They're separate because they have separate missions. And it wouldn't change that they don't have enough donations vs the work they need to do.
Just a thought as 2 smalls may make 1 bigger but both organizations have their hands full.
I hear you. And I could be wrong.
Goal and Comm2A have to remain independent entities due to lobbying rules.
As a practical matter, it would be difficult for one org to positively lobby the same entity it regularly sues.
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Is inside the station "Public"?A recent ruling by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision that allows for the right to secretly record police officers while they are on the job in public in Massachusetts.
A federal appeals court upheld the right to secretly record police officers working in public in Mass.
A recent ruling by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision that allows for the right to secretly record police officers while they are on the job […]www.boston.com
The court, however, maintained that that right does not extend to recordings of government officials, who can be openly recorded, but not discretely, without consent, according to a legal analysis penned by Michael Lambert, an attorney at Boston First Amendment law firm Prince Lobel.
The decisions — both surrounding the state’s “wiretap” law that prohibits secret audio recordings — come as the result of two cases filed in 2016.
One filed by two civil rights activists, K. Eric Martin and René Pérez, who were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, sought to challenge the state’s wiretap law as it applied to police in Martin v. Rollins. The other case, involving the law pertaining to public officials at large, was brought by Project Veritas, a controversial, right-wing political group.
In Martin v. Rollins, a federal district court initially agreed that the Constitution gives the right to secretly record officers performing their duties in public, but the decision was appealed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in June 2019, according to the ACLU.
“People’s recordings of police interactions have started crucial conversations about police reform, and we all suffer when fear of retribution or prosecution stifles these movements,” Jessie Rossman, an ACLU staff attorney who argued the case, said in a statement after the First Circuit Court upheld the decision on Dec. 15. “As the First Circuit explained, and as our clients understand, secret recording can uncover abuses and foster better police behavior, which is why today’s decision is vitally important for both free expression and police accountability.”
In the decision, U.S. Circuit Judge David Barron, a former journalist, wrote that the ability to record police is important for “informing the public about how police are conducting themselves, whether by documenting their heroism, dispelling claims of their misconduct, or facilitating the public’s ability to hold them to account for their wrongdoing.”
“A citizen’s audio recording of on-duty police officers’ treatment of civilians in public spaces while carrying out official duties, even when conducted without an officer’s knowledge, can constitute newsgathering every bit as much as a credentialed reporter’s after-the-fact efforts to ascertain what has transpired,” Barron wrote.
Meanwhile, the court rejected the argument that the state’s wiretap law should be struck down, maintaining that “most of its applications are constitutional,” Lambert wrote.
“It also declined to decide whether the law improperly prohibits the secret recording of other government officials and individuals who lack an expectation of privacy,” Lambert wrote.
According to Lambert, there are still many questions surrounding how the law is applied to government officials.
He notes some may be answered when the state Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) takes up a case brought by Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone against the sports and culture blog, Barstool Sports.
In 2019, Curtatone was recorded in a telephone interview with podcaster Kirk Minihane, who pretended to be a Boston Globe columnist.
An initial lawsuit filed by Curtatone was dismissed in January 2020, but the SJC announced in November it plans to take up the matter from a lower appeals court. Oral arguments are set for Feb. 1, according to Lambert.
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Framingham Police: 4th amendment? What 4th amendment?
And some us would be stuck until the banks opened if we had bail set at $1772. There is probably an inverse relationship to the cash you have at your residence and how much you have in the brokerage account. Cash on hand is simply one more tool for solving problems that range from mundane to...www.northeastshooters.com
And in Feb. they will have something else to make it difficult, why not? The little people are now well trained to accept what they say and just wait.
You are right! The response would have been that nobody would have spoken to him, except to say that the officer or higher ranking officer isn't available or isn't in the building at this time! The only way to get through to any PD Is to go above their heads to the Board of Selectman or Mayor's office or litigation. This is where Comm2A gets things done! It may take some time but there is still a better chance of progress occurring through Comm2A or your own attorney than allowing the same old same old to continue.
I don't think that a judge would determine that an office inside a PD is a "public" place.
We got to the email. We are discussing it. I will reply once I am back in front of my computer and have something to relay.By the time COMM2A gets to his email let alone do anything it’s going to be February or later.
Kinda sounds like a joke to me
everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die
By the time COMM2A gets to his email let alone do anything it’s going to be February or later.
So what’s the point. Kinda sounds like a joke to me.
You gotta go thru this stuff to realize things, how little really gets done in this state. will be my last donation to COMM2A after figuring out how they operate and size. Money better spent elsewhere I guess, like in ammo for when they ban that
Sorry but this is an idiotic take on the situation. Comm2A are not your own personal lawyer on a retainer! It takes time to work within the system; bet you wish someone else had contacted them prior to your buddy getting the runaround, eh? So how about you encourage him to be patient and work with comm2a so that hopefully future applicants won't have to experience this?By the time COMM2A gets to his email let alone do anything it’s going to be February or later.
So what’s the point. Kinda sounds like a joke to me.
You gotta go thru this stuff to realize things, how little really gets done in this state. will be my last donation to COMM2A after figuring out how they operate and size. Money better spent elsewhere I guess, like in ammo for when they ban that
If OP's friend retains Tassell for the purpose of bitch slapping FPD, I will donate $250.00 toward Tassell's fees. Anyone else?
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the 1k was more a comment about how I felt about the FPD's BS. You'll note the 250 is not related to results. How much will you put up, not for the general cause, we all know you put in for that, but dollars for this one?
Thanks for your efforts, $50 inbound.
this reads like 'arrest and conviction, and life sentence'
So why don't you volunteer your time with all your legal skills to speed up the process?
