21 years in prison for filming Manchester Police Officer uses excessive force on Hig
21 years in prison for filming
Manchester Police Officer uses
excessive force on High School Student
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CopBlock founder faces 21 years in prison on "wiretapping" charges for filming police
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According to court documents, Adam �Ademo� Mueller, journalist and co-host of nationally syndicated radio talk show Free Talk Live, has been indicted on three counts of felony wiretapping. The charges are a result of a vlog Mueller posted on CopBlock.org about an incident involving alleged police misconduct, which featured recorded interviews of on-duty public officials.
Mueller�s report focused on video recorded by a student�s cell phone at Manchester�s West High School, which depicted Officer Darren Murphy slamming a 17-year-old boy into a cafeteria table in October of 2011. Although public officials told the student to delete the video, it ended up in Adam Mueller�s hands instead.
The case states that after viewing the footage, Muller called the Manchester Police Department and West High School seeking comment. Muller recorded his interviews with the on-duty public officials, and then included them in a video report on CopBlock.org that publicized the allegedly excessive use of police force at the high school. The story went viral. Several months later, the indictments came: three felony counts of wiretapping.
�A public official who is on duty and in a public space has no expectation of privacy, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has already ruled on this in Glik vs. Cunniffe,� said Ian Freeman, Free Talk Live co-host. �The person who should face consequences is the officer who threw that poor kid into a table during lunch at the school cafeteria, not the journalist who reported about it.�
According to New Hampshire state statues, in order to be guilty of wiretapping another party must have a reasonable expectation that their communications are not subject to interception.
Court records indicate that jury selection for Mueller�s trial is scheduled for 9 AM on Monday, August 6th at Manchester Superior Court (docket #216-2011-CR-01055, State V. Adam Mueller). Supporters are anxiously awaiting the trial, which will be one of the first examples of an activist being tried by a fully informed jury in New Hampshire. The state recently passed a new jury nullification law that requires judges to allow defense attorneys to inform jurors of their right to vote their conscience and nullify bad laws via "not guilty" verdicts.
��Free Ademo� protests are already being planned, and the media will definitely be invited,� Freeman said. �Hundreds of people have called, emailed and shown their support via social media. The video�s gone viral. Jury nullification is a real possibility, and we have an extraordinary opportunity here to send a message to the police that the people of New Hampshire will stand up for their rights.�
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In the 'land of the free' an activist is facing
21 years in prison for posting a video about
a big bad police officer who physically abused
a scrawny 17 yr. old high school student.
The 'officer' is still on the job, the activist is
in jail facing some serious prison time for using
a recording device.
This case really needs some attention...
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Law enforcement corruption & abuse: 21 years in prison for filming
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