Arizona makes it illegal for bystanders to record cops at close range
8ft is 2.4m, it&#x27;s not that long, it&#x27;s the lenght of a small car. With current modern resolutions and zooms, you can even read the name of cops on their plaque from that distance.<p>I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s going to prevent much recording. In fact, the recording are probably be of much more quality: instead of close ups that doesn&#x27;t show much actions, we will see the a bigger context. Most useful videos are from at least 8 ft away.<p>I understand the author of the law doesn&#x27;t have a great background in the US and cops have terrible reputation in this country. So it&#x27;s probable there is an abuse path I don&#x27;t see here.<p>But if I haven&#x27;t been given that context, the law would not have seen excessive: in a law enforcement context, you don&#x27;t want every body to park too close to the hot spot. Also, there is this annoying tendency of people with a camera to put it in your face, or to not mind their surrounding.<p>Given an arrest can be tensed, 8ft sound like it make sense. What am I missing, as a French person not understanding all the weird american social details ?