News Article: Photography criminilization bill in new jersey[views:1029][posts:3]______________________________________ [May 12,2006 9:23am - the_reverend ""] http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/index.ssf?/...7335696312460.xml&coll=9&thispage=1 |
| ___________________________________________ [May 12,2006 12:41pm - davefromthegrave ""] that's some bullshit right there |
| ___________________________________ [May 12,2006 3:23pm - ShadowSD ""] That's totally unconstitutional, not to mention retarded. |
| _____________________________________ [May 12,2006 3:31pm - HailTheLeaf ""] The state Senate Law and Public Safety Committee is expected to discuss a bill today which would make it a crime -- punishable by up to 18 months in jail -- to photograph, videotape or otherwise record for an extended period of time a power generation, waste treatment, public sewage, water treatment, public water, nuclear or flammable liquid storage facility, as well as any airport in the state. At the very least, it will allow law enforcement officials across the state to detain the individual or confiscate any recorded materials to further their investigation, according to state Sen. Fred Madden, D-4 of Turnersville, who is the bill's sponsor. Opponents of the bill said it "makes no sense" and is "awful." "If you have someone who lives in Gloucester County who looks at a plant and notices there are toxic fumes emanating from the plant, it's in the public's interest for that individual to get out a video camera and document it and give that to the (Department of Environmental Protection)," said Rick Engler, director of New Jersey Work Environment Council. "This bill will stop individuals from protecting the environment and will do nothing to thwart terrorism." anyone ever see "Red Squad"? |