U.S. Supreme Court - okay to record cops

The Associated Press reports today on the U.S. Supreme Court and the constitutionality of Illinois law that prohibits records of cops while they are doing their jobs.

The Illinois law smelled like a dead rat, but it had to be dragged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The fact that it was stupid enough on its surface was not enough reason for state legislators to change the law.

The Supreme Court declined to take the case, according to the oral statement that can be heard on the Chicago Tribune website.

This causes me to think of the McHenry PD case filed against a local resident in 2010, which was tossed in 2011 by Judge Prather. My previous article about that can be read here.

My personal thoughts? Of course, it is okay to videotape an arrest or warrant service. Most cops are honest and conduct their business within the law; they won't object to being recorded. And then there are others.