What Do You Think?

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In the U.S. Law enforcement officials both local and federal have recently been arresting people for the simple act of making recordings of them in public locations. As well as confiscating cameras and cell phones of anyone in the area that might have recorded or taken a picture of them.

It seems recordings that are flattering to government law enforcement - an officer kissing a baby or rescuing a dog - will almost certainly not result in prosecution even if the recordings are done without all-party consent.

The only people who seem prone to prosecution are those who embarrass or confront the police, or who somehow challenge the law.

So what do you think?

Are the prosecutions are a form of social control to discourage criticism of government law enforcement actions and procedures?

Or is there a line when it is ok and when it is not ok to film government officials in public?