Taking smartphone videos of cops in public could shine a light on police misconduct — but it also could land you behind bars.
A divided Florida appeals court ruling on Wednesday upheld the arrest of a woman who filmed officers outside a movie theater.
The decision in a Boynton Beach case comes amid the nation’s racial justice awakening, after deadly police encounters with Black citizens were caught on camera. And it leaves open the question of whether a person recording George Floyd’s murder could have been arrested in Florida.
Officers had the authority to arrest a young mother named Tasha Ford who recorded them detaining her teenage son in 2009, based on a 2-1 opinion by judges at the 4th District Court of Appeal.
