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Woman jailed after recording traffic stop on phone sues The Broward Sheriffs Office isnt commenting. (Credit: Steveisler/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Florida is an interesting place where interesting people come up with interesting interpretations of the law. You dont even have to buy Carl Hiaasen novels at the airport to realize this, though it helps. The latest interesting legal battle concerns the right to record and/or film proceedings when police decide to stop and talk to you. This case concerns 33-year-old Brandy Berning. As the Sun-Sentinel reports, she was stopped by a Broward County Sheriffs deputy for allegedly entering an HOV lane at the wrong time. For reasons that arent entirely clear, she decided to record her chat with the officer of the law. In an openness of which Google would be envious, she told the sheriffs deputy, Lt. William OBrien, that she was recording. His reply was not exactly public-spirited: I have to tell you you just committed a felony. Goodness, officer, do you not follow the Eric Schmidt principle? The one that says if you have nothing to hide then youll be happy to have your bedside manner heard by all? As the audio reveals Bernings surprise that she is now a potential felon, the officer is all (no) charm: Give me... [Read more] February 21, 2014 at 05:30AM By Samy Mohab
Posted on: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:27:13 +0000

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