You have the right to remain on camera!
Carlos Miller of the Photography is Not a Crime blog has a story out of Massachusetts where an officer threatens a cameraman who is filming her in the line of duty. Officer Gretchen Allen harasses a local reporter, Robert Bastille for taking her picture while she inspected a bag in a public place.
But officer Allen will need to get used to it. Officers in New York City have recently been ordered to wear video cameras while serving the public. Videotapes of police encounters are incredibly valuable tools for judges and juries to be able to determine the true innocence or guilt of accused criminals. They also hold police accountable while on duty. People should always take care to video record police encounters so as to protect their safety and their constitutional rights.
As Fox News Sr. Judicial Analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano has often said: