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The Videotape Issue at UC Irvine: More Letters
Friday, May 30, 2014 20:04
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Below is the text of an e-mail I sent this on May 27 to the offices of Students Affairs and
Event Services in regards to the issue of videotaping public events on campus. The contents
are self-explanatory.
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Dear Dean Dormitorio/Director Murren,
I am writing to you on the advice of UCIPD Lt. Joseph Reiss and in regards to an
an incident which occurred on campus May 1, in which I and another person were
prevented from videotaping a public event by campus police upon the request of
the UCI Muslim Student Union. The details are contained in the below letter,
which I wrote to Dean of Students Rameen Talesh.http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2014/05/meeting-with-uc-irvine-campus-pd.html
Subsequent to the receipt of the referenced letter, Dean Talesh passed the issue
on to the UCIPD. On May 12, I met with Lt Reiss, who advised me that UCI policy
on videotaping was unchanged since it was announced in 2007 that such
videotaping at public events was permitted. He apologized to me for the
erroneous action of the officers involved. Lt Reiss also advised me that a
training bulletin would be sent out department wide to that effect, a copy of
which I have requested. I also suggested at that time and am suggesting to you
now that in the future any and all campus organizations be made aware that
videotaping of public events is permitted and that a sign be posted at these
events to that effect in order to prevent any misunderstandings or increased
tension at these events, many of which have enough tension as it is.
Ultimately, this should not even be an issue of any particular university's
policy. I see it as a matter of law involving the First Amendment. These are
public events on public university campuses involving political speech on
matters of public interest. The right to videotape a speaker should apply on any
public campus venue.
Thank you for your attention.
Gary Fouse
Adj teacher
UCI-Ext
English Certificate Programs for Internationals
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As yet, I have not received a response.
Source: http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-videotape-issue-at-uc-irvine-more.html
