Motorcyclist Wins Taping Case Against State Police 485
stevegee58 writes "Slashdot readers may recall the case of a Maryland motorcyclist (Anthony Graber) arrested and charged with wiretapping violations (a felony) when he recorded his interaction with a Maryland State Trooper. Today, Judge Emory A. Pitt threw out the wiretapping charges against Graber, leaving only his traffic violations to be decided on his October 12 trial date. 'The judge ruled that Maryland's wire tap law allows recording of both voice and sound in areas where privacy cannot be expected. He ruled that a police officer on a traffic stop has no expectation of privacy.' A happy day for freedom-loving Marylanders and Americans in general."
Re:Of course the big irony here is... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What? (Score:3, Funny)
I don't think he's saying that but you have the whole internet at your disposal - it is almost guaranteed that there are sites dedicated to watching middle aged men in bathrooms if that's what floats your boat.
Re:Of course the big irony here is... (Score:1, Funny)
Irony: the element shown between Manganesey and Cobalty on the standard periodic table (although alternate tables exist). A metally element in the first transition series, it readily combines in many oxidy states.
Am I doing okay so far?
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Re:Of course the big irony here is... (Score:5, Funny)
I do not think it means what you think it means.
Like rain on your wedding day?
Re:Is it "wire tapping" (Score:1, Funny)
If the device is out in the open, and you disclose this to the other party? Can the other party actually require that you turn the device off even if it's on your own property? What about in your own car. I think that at some point, "recorded" is going to become more and more fuzzy.
What if I write something down as you're saying it? What if a robot hears and transcribes it for me into text? What if I commit it to memory? What if my memory is enhanced? Where does the line get drawn? Or does it?
For you, the line gets drawn at 2 cups of coffee per day.
Re:What? (Score:3, Funny)
I stole a bunch of steaks from WalMart once, in early spring. They'd just gotten a shipment of employee caps in, so I snagged one of those and put it on. I grabbed one of those aprons, too. Then I went out to the garden center where the grills were, and fired one up (nice of them to keep the charcoal and lighter fluid nearby). Then I told one of the employees that we were running a promotion and asked him to get me a bunch of steaks. I grilled them up, ate a bunch myself, and served the rest to other customers. Then I went home.
(believe it...or not)
Re:Technically, yes, except .... (Score:2, Funny)