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Oklahoma farmer fights $17K fee for data center debate arrest footage

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A farmer in Oklahoma is fighting a $17,000 fee requested by the city of Claremore for bodycam footage of his arrest at a public data center debate. The farmer was charged with trespassing for speaking 30 seconds over his allotted time. The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General intervened, stating the city cannot charge such exorbitant fees for public records, especially when the fees were not publicly disclosed beforehand. The city cited fears of the footage being widely distributed on social media as a reason for the high cost, but the Attorney General's office countered that there was no reasonable expectation of privacy at a public meeting. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential conflicts between public access to information and local government data management practices, particularly concerning public discourse on infrastructure projects.

RANK_REASON Regulatory intervention by a state Attorney General's office regarding public records fees. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.1]

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Oklahoma City tries to charge farmer arrested at data center debate $17,000 for body cam footage of the incident — accused faces trespassing charge for going over allotted speaking time by 30 seconds at a public debate

    Claremore admits that one of its reasons for charging so much is because it fears that the documents will be "subject to wide distribution, including on social media."

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Oklahoma city tries to charge farmer arrested at data center debate $17,000 for body cam footage of the incident — accused faces trespassing charge for going …

    Oklahoma city tries to charge farmer arrested at data center debate $17,000 for body cam footage of the incident — accused faces trespassing charge for going … Claremore admits that one of its reasons for charging so much is because it fears that the documents will be "subject to…

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