TRAFFIC CAMERAS — FINE FOR THE POLICE, BUT NOT FOR YOU:

Lee and Teresa Sipple spent $1,200 mounting three video cameras and a radar speed unit outside their home, which is at the bottom of a hill. They have said they did so in hopes of convincing neighbors to slow down to create a safe environment for their son.

The Sipples allegedly caught Kennesaw police officer Richard Perrone speeding up to 17 mph over the speed limit. Perrone alerted Bartow authorities, who in turn visited the Sipples’ home to tell them Perrone intended to press charges against them for stalking.

Perrone should be ashamed here. And I think that citizens should have the same right to photograph police that police have to photograph citizens. In fact, I think that citizens do have that right. And so, I guess, does Perrone, who later withdrew his complaint. (Via Slashdot).