> But if you're inside 8ft it feels you're just interfering.
No, that's not what the law says. It says within 8 feet with a camera.
Also, what is that 8' from? Every single officer? What if you are filming from a dozen feet away and the officer's partner approaches from the side unbeknownst to you? Now are you within 8 feet?
It's clear the goal of the law isn't safety. The law does nothing to discourage me from getting closer than 8 feet. And if there is, then this law is useless. The only reason this law exists is to discourage people from recording police.
You have to explain to me why someone holding a camera 8 feet away is dangerous, but someone closer than 8 feet and not holding a camera isn't dangerous.
No, that's not what the law says. It says within 8 feet with a camera.
Also, what is that 8' from? Every single officer? What if you are filming from a dozen feet away and the officer's partner approaches from the side unbeknownst to you? Now are you within 8 feet?
It's clear the goal of the law isn't safety. The law does nothing to discourage me from getting closer than 8 feet. And if there is, then this law is useless. The only reason this law exists is to discourage people from recording police.
You have to explain to me why someone holding a camera 8 feet away is dangerous, but someone closer than 8 feet and not holding a camera isn't dangerous.