QUOTES
01:05 "Critics and the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed a lawsuit on April 9 seeking to halt the police department program, have decried the privately operated spy planes as an unconstitutional invasion of personal privacy and freedom from unreasonable government searches."
05:35 "In Friday's opinion, Judge Bennett did note that the actual precision of collected images, described as dots that won't identify personal characteristics, has not yet been proven."
09:42 "The council created a new Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by a maximum $750 fine. It allows TPD to arrest those who refuse to stay outside crime scene boundaries while filming at police calls."
11:27 "Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, who pushed for the new ordinance, said the problem is so pervasive it's becoming a distraction for officers trying to carry out their duties. This has been happening, in some cases, on a nightly basis, he told the council."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, the Aerial Investigation Research (AIR) program of the Baltimore Police Department gets the go-ahead from a federal court judge. Critics like the ACLU argue that this kind of surveillance has a high probability of abuse.
And in Tucson, the city has created a new ordinance that deters so-called First Amendment auditors from filming crimes and creating conflict for profit online.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:21 Baltimore spy plane approved by Federal judge amidst protests
08:39 Tucson: New ordinance aims to deter "First Amendment auditors" from crime scenes
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