Comment Re:Soon to be a felony in Illinois (Score 1) 515
It doesn't. However you would need to be convicted of the crime and then appeal with the hope that maybe a higher court would look at your case. So basically you might sit in jail for 4 years before they ever even decided to look at it.
And even once you are out of jail, you would be a convicted felon unless you managed to get your case to a court that overturned it.
This will create a chilling effect on people recording the police at a time when allegations over police wrongdoings are on the rise. (No matter which side you are on the Ferguson/etc debate, saying "You can't record the police or we'll arrest you" sends the completely WRONG message.)