





42-year-old Michael Allison of Illinois could spend the rest of his life in prison for recording police in public. He faces five counts of eavesdropping, a class one felony. Of course, the police are allowed to video people in public with impunity.



The Illinois Assistant Attorney General has joined the case and told the judge that citizens do not have the constitutional right to record police.



Illinois Man Faces 75 Years In Prison For Recording Cops



See also: Federal Court: recording cops an unambiguous first amendment right