Even though most of them are wearing body cameras, they don't like you using your cellphone to record video. From Reason Magazine: Florida Man Suing After Being Arrested for Filming Police
Numerous federal appeals courts have ruled that filming police is protected under the First Amendment, but police continue to illegally arrest people for it.
Marion County, Florida is about halfway between Orlando, home of The Mouse, and Gainesville, home of The University of Florida and The Florida Gators.
In 2021, Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Neil Rosaci arrested George Nathansen and charged him with obstruction of justice for refusing to follow his orders to leave the scene of an investigation. However, body camera footage showed Nathansen standing at least 30 feet away on a public sidewalk before Rosaci walked over and handcuffed him.
In Nathansen's lawsuit, filed last Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, he alleges that Rosaci and the Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) violated his Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights by falsely arresting and incarcerating him.
This will end up costing the taxpayers of Marion County quite a bit. I doubt it will have any impact on the officer in question. Because they almost always get a free ride when their actions lead to a civil rights law suit.
Remember Rodney King....
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