Memphis task force using TN “buffer law,” preventing up-close recording of police activity

'Pure fascist': GOP gov under fire for backing federal policing move that 'may never end'

Following the launch of a massive federal interagency task force in partnership with state law enforcement, Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee pledged that the “Memphis Safe Task Force” would be a permanent fixture.Last month, the White House published a presidential memorandum titled “Restoring Law and Order in Memphis,” which orders 13 federal government agencies and offices to coordinate. It states the “objective shall be to end street and vi…

Memphis task force using TN “buffer law,” preventing up-close recording of police activity

Two men wearing a U.S. Marshal and FBI vest as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Hunter Demster pulled out his phone at a gas station in Memphis to record over half a dozen men in bulletproof vests gathered around the flashing blue lights of a Tennessee Highway Patrol car.  Then one of those officers stepped forward and told him to stand 25 feet away because he was violating a new Tennessee law that al…

Memphis task force using TN ‘buffer law,’ preventing up-close recording of police activity

Two men wearing a U.S. Marshal and FBI vest as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force. Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout This story has been republished with permission from Tennessee Lookout. Read the original story here. Hunter Demster pulled out his phone at a gas station in Memphis to record over half a dozen men in bulletproof vests gathered around the flashing blue lights of a Tennessee Highway Patrol car.  Then one of those officers …