Phoenix cop slams 15-year-old girl's head against wall; Illinois tries to imprison two people for 15 years each for taping cops in public

Gawker reports that after a colleague of the officer, Patrick Larrison, saw the video, superiors were informed at the Phoenix Police Department, which has since put Larrison on paid leave pending an investigation.

Be careful with audio recordings of cops in public places. Illinois is trying to put two people away for 15 years each for taping their encounters with the police, even though cops are free to tape the public in public. Eleven states have laws similar to Illinois (California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington). The ACLU is trying to do something about this.