Man's suit asks for video rights · 19 September 08
A man is pushing the Portland Police Bureau to take a formal position on whether citizens have the right to videotape police doing their job. According to a story in the Oregonian, Mike Tabor notified Portland he intends to sue the city. He filed his tort claim after a Portland Police officer seized a video from him, then wrote him a ticket for videotaping police as they interviewed two men on a sidewalk. Tabor is asking for $100 and a formal police bureau policy giving citizens the right to videotape cops. Oregon law currently prohibits recording conversations unless at least one party gives consent. Some, including Tabor, say the rule should not apply to video tapes made in public and that recording police officers will help keep them honest.
Lee van der Voo
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