Michigan High Court sides with Dr. Dre. Police do not need privacy on the job.

[CjienX]

[url]http://michiganmessenger.com/47523/michigan-high-court-rules-for-dr-dre[/url]

[quote]The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of rapper Dr. Dre in a case involving a very important legal principle — whether the police have a right to privacy while performing their duties. The state high court said no.

The suit was filed by Gary Brown, now a Detroit City Councilman but formerly a high-ranking police official. He and other officers were videotaped while threatening to shut down a concert featuring Dre and Eminem if they showed a sexually explicit video. The video was then included in a DVD produced about the tour.

The court, in a 6-1 ruling, dismissed the suit, saying that there is no right to privacy for police while on the job. The implications of this ruling are far more important than they may seem initially because it explicitly makes it legal in the state of Michigan to record the police while they perform their duties.

This is incredibly important because cell phone videos of police officers have revealed misconduct, abuse and lying on reports in case after case around the country. But in some states, like Illinois, it is illegal to videotape the police in the performance of their duties.

Michigan now has a clearly established legal right for what has become a crucial watchdog on police misconduct.[/quote]

It's about time something was done about this

[JDK721]

:golfclap:

[Miya]

dr dre true american hero

defending our rights

[Swilly]

Good, I want those corrupt fuckers caught so the cops who are actually doing their job right don't have to pay for it.

[Penguiin]

awesome. a good win for civilians who are trying to collect their own evidence

[CjienX]

[QUOTE=Wii60;29768572]dr dre true american hero

defending our rights[/QUOTE]

I'd like to see other celebrities use their social status to get shit done in the country. They always talk about how they support causes, but how many of them have taken the step to actually get something done about it?

[Fish Warden]

Hopefully this example is followed in other states.

[SkinkYEA]

"Fuck tha police"

[yuki]

Can anyone cite me the legal precedent for this so I can whip it out of necessary?