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I have (fortunately) no personal experience along these lines, but given the number of times cops have been filmed beating and shooting people for no apparent reason or beyond any obvious provocation, it seems to me people should be free to film whatever they damn please. Let's face it -- the license of power and the right to use it can go to people's heads, and frequently does. Police review boards are too often in the pocket of the police unions. Until there is some institutional solution that is widely trusted, citizen activism is our last defense.

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