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Leave it to Maryland State Police ("MSP") to raid someone's home because they 'wiretapped' a police officer. If I was the cyclist in this instance, I'd probably speak to a civil rights attorney about pressing Federal Tort Claims Act claims against the MSP.
You would think, videotaping a public servant on a public road while they're executing a public duty would be okay.
Honestly to me, this smacks of the government trumping up some excuse to take down an embarrassing video--in other words, an abuse of power. Seems like MSP wanted to send a message, "Hey, don't mess with us" by bringing charges. However, as a police force, and absent countervailing factors, MSP had no right to claim 'privacy.'
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