I just read some reviews of the new law and found it is still perfectly legal to video people in public, including police.
What is not legal is to publish officers' personal information with the intent to harass them or cause others to harass them. It is illegal in many states to publish anyone's personal information with the intent to harass.
People may not be aware but many police officers are harassed for just being police officers. Vandalized homes / cars, nuisance 3am phone calls, followed in stores, their kids bullied at school, etc. Its sad, but true.
I'd have preferred Oklahoma put out the same law without regard to ones employment, but maybe they were pulling a public political stunt to show support for a group being demonized by the current crop of leftists.
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