You Can Get 15 Years in Jail For Recording an On-Duty Cop in Illinois

Wow…

Last week, an Illinois judge rejected Chicago artist Christopher Drew’s motion to dismiss the Class I felony charge against him. Drew is charged with violating the state’s eavesdropping statute when he recorded his encounter with a police officer last December on the streets of Chicago. A Class I felony in Illinois is punishable by 4 to 15 years in prison. It’s in the same class of crimes as sexual assault. Drew will be back in court in June to request a jury trial.

That’s from a report by Radley Balko, the only reason to ever check out Reason. Read the rest over there.