On January 1, the so-called HALO Law went into effect across Florida, limiting and in many cases criminalizing citizens’ ability to record police in public. The law is part-and-parcel with an ever more reactionary and authoritarian drift in a state that purports to support freedom but is, in practice, one of the least free places in the country.
We were joined this week by journalist Carlos Miller, a Godfather of the First Amendment Auditor movement and creator of Photography Is Not A Crime. He shared his story of an almost 20-year fight to record police and the effects its had on his livelihood and health.
Read Carlos’ reporting at Atlanta Black Star:
https://atlantablackstar.com/author/cmillerddm24/
And follow him on Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/carlosmiller