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re: Media Outlets Suing Louisiana Over 25 ft. Officer Buffer Zone

Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:09 pm to
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
152066 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:09 pm to
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25 feet

I mean shite, that’s basically the distance from the base line to the top of the key in basketball. That’s not exactly preventing them from filming or doing their news stories. Any closer and it seems like they’d literally be interfering.
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18286 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:15 pm to
Prosecuting this law is going to be pretty damn difficult. You can tell from body camera if someone is fairly close, but if someone is 22 feet away it’s gonna be hard to prove that they weren’t 25 feet or more away.

It’s not like cops are going to have a tape measure holstered as well.

I suspect the reason they didn’t make it 10 feet, is because they will likely only be able to successfully prosecute people at or within the 10 foot mark.

Posted by zippyputt
Member since Jul 2005
6061 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:16 pm to
It will hold up and is reasonable to protect officer’s while they are engaged with perps or investigations. 21 foot rule has been around for a long time and is considered minimum possible distance for an officer to unholster and fire upon an attacker who is closing distance to attack. 21 feet can be closed in 1.5 seconds roughly.
This post was edited on 8/1/24 at 10:43 pm
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114975 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:27 pm to
So will there be an exact measurement? What if I am technically 25.5 feet away and asked to step back? In other words how will a policeman know if someone is exactly 25'?

So if this goes to court the police would have to provide evidence someone was 25' or closer.

What if a cop sees someone he doesn't like is in the area. The cop moves closer and is "working" closer than 25', he then tells that person to step back. That person's reaction is stepping forward to make sure he heard him correctly, at the point he can arrest that person? This sounds like some bullshite.
Posted by Baldy
Member since May 2020
385 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:51 pm to
Wouldn't that be an easy way of breaking up any protest?

Walk up tell the people to get back. Rinse and repeat until they are gone or arrested.
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15947 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 10:07 pm to
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My camera works from 25 feet.


What if that 25 feet has walls and other things blocking your camera? What if the reason for order is bullshite?

F this cop nonsense, just a sh*t law for them to abuse.
Posted by frequent flyer
USA
Member since Jul 2021
3194 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 10:28 pm to
It’s a crazy rule.
This post was edited on 8/1/24 at 10:28 pm
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
17978 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 11:10 pm to
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When will our legislature address the real issues?

This is a real safety issue. Gangs of people with cell phones crowd around officers when they’re arresting a person of a particular color
Posted by Jay Are
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5157 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 11:48 pm to
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I’m against the Media on this one purely out of spite. frick those liars.


Makes sense. We should always give our famously honest cops more room for any kind of deniability.
Posted by BregmansWheelbarrow
Member since Mar 2020
2857 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 2:20 am to
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will there be an exact measurement? What if I am technically 25.5 feet away and asked to step back? In other words how will a policeman know if someone is exactly 25'?


I can promise you that if they don’t want you around, 25 feet is going to be whatever they want it to be.
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
18592 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 6:12 am to
I knew an Oklahoma highway patrol officer who arrested a little local ad newspaper reporter for refusing to get off the hood of a wrecked vehicle while they were still trying to get the driver out.

The case eventually ended up with my friend the cop being fined $10,000 by the court and out of pocket for a lot of the legal costs.

Crazy!
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
18592 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 6:13 am to
I knew an Oklahoma highway patrol officer who arrested a little local ad newspaper reporter for refusing to get off the hood of a wrecked vehicle while they were still trying to get the driver out.

The case eventually ended up with my friend the cop being fined $10,000 by the court and out of pocket for a lot of the legal costs.

Crazy!
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
29944 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:02 am to
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Just another one of Jeff’s stupid bills that will won’t stand up in court




Best. Governor. Evah!
Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
15781 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:37 am to
It’s unconstitutional. First amendment auditors are gonna have a field day.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
42198 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:41 am to
I can imagine my attorney arguing that I was 26 ft away and bringing in forensic distance experts to get me acquitted.
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20358 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 9:00 am to
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They're welcome to take a job where they don't get to point guns at people and lock them up if that's a problem.


Yeah, let’s make the job even more unappealing so that we only get stupid, power-trippy, or otherwise unemployable people being our enforcers of the law.
Posted by BigGreenTiger
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2022
293 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 9:07 am to
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Do the Ten Commandments bill next. A bunch of fluff nonsense that doesn't improve the lives of our citizens.


I am sending my kid to Catholic school because I want them to learn this stuff. It pisses me off that we are going to be wasting tax money on legal fees when all the lawsuits come in. Grandstanding and a complete waste of money and time.
Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10346 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 9:54 am to
Moving Louisiana forward one great law at a time! Really making a difference. Amazing.
Posted by Turnblad85
Member since Sep 2022
2154 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 9:58 am to
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25’ isn’t that far


It really isn't. I don't have a problem with police not wanting to be crowded when they are trying to make an arrest. Especially in the ghettos where they make most of their arrests.
Posted by rob0710
LA
Member since Oct 2004
412 posts
Posted on 8/2/24 at 10:13 am to
The media doesn't want to report the news, they want to create it. You don't have to be in the officers way to report it.
This post was edited on 8/2/24 at 10:15 am
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