"They do it just to get likes and clicks.”

Al Palacio, a Florida police officer and official with the state Fraternal Order of Police, referring to people who record videos of officers. Palacio praised a bill passed by the legislature this year that allows officers to require onlookers to keep a distance of at least 25 feet. Indiana and Louisiana have also enacted laws that allow citizens to witness and record police activity but require them to maintain a distance. (NPR – Aug. 13, 2024)