Eavesdropping Bill Stalls in Senate

David Thomas
SJ-R.com
May 25, 2012

Efforts to change Illinois’ eavesdropping statute seem to have stalled in the state Senate.

Senate Bill 1808’s chief sponsor, Sen. Michael Noland, D-Elgin, wants to include a provision that would allow police officers to make audio recordings of citizens in public places. The proposal currently allows only members of the public to record officers.

“We don’t want an unfettered ability for law enforcement to record our citizens, but if they have probable cause … to approach somebody on the street,” Noland said. “If you’re approaching someone on the street with a video camera, there’s notice that the whole world is watching. When the whole world is watching, people tend to behave better.”

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This article was posted: Friday, May 25, 2012 at 3:16 pm

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