Mike Barskey pulled over 8/25/09

[Coconut]

If you tell the cop he is being recorded or that you are listening to him, he no longer has the "expectation that such communication is not subject to interception under circumstances justifying such expectation"

THIS!

I've explained this over and over again, and will unfortunately have to continue to do so. Police use this law as a threat to people audio recording them with handheld devices, etc. IT'S NEVER GONE TO COURT. Why? Because if they lose, they lose the threat.

And they would lose.

[Mike Barskey]

I'm not denying the idea behind your argument, but I don't have the faith that you apparently do that the "justice" system works. I have some first-hand and tons of second-hand experience that has shown me that judges (and cops) interpret the law how they want and there is nothing done about it, no accountability. "We find the cop was acting according to protocol" and "the oversight committee finds the judge was acting within reason," etc.

[Coconut]

I'm not denying the idea behind your argument, but I don't have the faith that you apparently do that the "justice" system works. I have some first-hand and tons of second-hand experience that has shown me that judges (and cops) interpret the law how they want and there is nothing done about it, no accountability. "We find the cop was acting according to protocol" and "the oversight committee finds the judge was acting within reason," etc.

No matter what you believe, it didn't stop you from continuing to record. That's what matters, is calling their bluff, because it's almost always a bluff when they tell you "That's illegal to record me!"

[Russell Kanning]

Ah, yes, that's true, too. I've used it to signal that it's OK for trucks to pull in front of me or to thank them for allow me to pass or whatever.

I was taught this too and try to remember to do it.  Sometimes I'm not sure the truck drivers are all aware of it, though.

All truckers use this between themselves, some with cars. I was taught and practiced the habit of not trusting light signals from 4 wheelers.
Truckers will give a 2 blink thank you to others. Supertruckers have a special switch that only blinks the back lights for the thank you.

I think I will use the multiple high-beam signal for cops in the future.

[Fluff and Stuff]

I think I will use the multiple high-beam signal for cops in the future.

Excellent.

[Lloyd Danforth]

Yeah!  Sometimes I get the blink back from the truckers!

[dalebert]

You need to do a sweep of your car. I think they have a tracking device on it somewhere.

[cathleeninnh]

The tracking device is the thumbprint he left on the rear.

[grasshopper]

  Ya know, it seems to Me, that if there is an armed man/gang with a fast car stopping people for free money, it is illegal.  They used to call them "highway men".
   I feel that it is totally legal to record for public record the armed confrontation between citizens.
   If everybody in NH is a member of the "unorganised malitia" under NH law, this billcrap no recording law is tripe.  We should all record everything for "prostarity".