Bostons LTC Restrictions.

[crispnipz]

No need to do so with public officials. The MA law got thrown out on appeal after a guy got arrested for reporting harassment by a police officer to the PD. They arrested him when he played the recording of the harassment. If I recall correctly it was in Brookline.

Yep

 

[Rob Boudrie]

SCOTUS ruled that it is completely legal to record public officials doing their public duties without telling them. So, always put them on speaker and record every call with PD.

Close. First federal district (include MA), judge Patti Saris.

It is unclear if the other end of a phone line, terminating in a non-public area of a police station, meets the definition of public space:

Ruling on a pair of challenges to Massachusetts’ wiretap statute, US District Court Judge Patti Saris held that state law “may not constitutionally prohibit the secret audio recording of government officials, including law enforcement officials, performing their duties in public spaces, subject to reasonable time, manner, and place restrictions.”

In Mass., judge says secretly recording officials, including police, is constitutionally protected - The Boston Globe

 

[kalash]

That's great to know! Looks like I need to scratch off the stickers on my car that warn of audio recording.

 

[fishgutzy]

Close. First federal district (include MA), judge Patti Saris.

It is unclear if the other end of a phone line, terminating in a non-public area of a police station, meets the definition of public space:


In Mass., judge says secretly recording officials, including police, is constitutionally protected - The Boston Globe

I have always referred to that law as the Corrupt Public Official Protection Act. It had nothing to do with protecting privacy.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

I have always referred to that law as the Corrupt Public Official Protection Act. It had nothing to do with protecting privacy.

It also protects oil change places that don't, crooked locksmiths, lying salesmen and others from consumer reporter news stings and assures that Chris Hansen can never file To Catch A Predator in the DPRM.

 

[AHM]

I contacted them and few months later they call me back and basically told me they will not remove the restrictions and basically said its because of im, not a doctor, lawyer,judge or wealthy and that was the LT who told me that too.

Tell them, "that sounds arbitrary and capricious, and bears no reasonable nexus to public safety, and it would be a shame if he were to lose a lawsuit titled '@Dylen548 v. LT'".