Is it possible to write a law where the scope of prosecution fixates on using candid photos for sexual gratification?

Actually, in most places it’s 100% legal to take pictures of the police in public, as long as you aren’t interfering. They may harass you, but that’s not the same as it being illegal.

I generally agree with what you’re saying on this thread, but it is not illegal anywhere in the US to film the police or to take pictures of the police. That’s very pervasive misinformation.

This is an over simplification of European laws. While it’s true that their laws grant individuals more control of their own images, it’s up to judicial interpretation of what constitutes privacy and the judge doesn’t always side with the subject of the photo. In France (which has some of the strictest privacy laws) a…

Taking pictures of people in public spaces has always been legal. This is really news to people?