According to Avery, these risks make the ordinance “a bad idea.” He added that the ordinance “will lead to repeated litigation about how it is applied and, in the meantime, the rights of the public to record police activity will compromised.” Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and council members have argued that the ordinance was a result of incidents of an auditor “harassing” police officers on duty, seen here, according to KOLD News 13.Īvery said that given the history of police fighting in court against the right for the public to record officers in public, there is a danger of officers abusing the ordinance to shield their activities from public scrutiny. Violating the ordinance can result in a Class 2 misdemeanor charge punishable with a $750 dollar fine or four months in jail ( here ).Īccording to local media reports, the Tucson City Council approved and adopted the ordinance in an attempt to curb people from interfering with the activities of the Tucson Police Department (TPD) and endangering the lives of officers, the public and themselves ( here here ). It states that the distance involved is not the same for every situation and that “in most circumstances where no one is hindering or obstructing a police activity, no ‘do not cross line’ or boundary is ever set.” Under the provisions of this ordinance, police officers can set up crime scene boundaries, which in effect function as “do not cross lines” for individuals or groups who might want to record the activities of law enforcement officers. However, it prohibits an individual or group of people from interfering with an officer engaged in “lawful police activity” such as an investigation or a crime scene ( here ).
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The ordinance states that the public has the right to free speech and to continue recording the activities of law enforcement in public areas.
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