# Claim 49

The law was framed as protecting officers performing their duties.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The law was framed as protecting officers performing their duties.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Officer safety
- About: [incident 2024-louisiana-enacts-police-buffer-zone-law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-louisiana-enacts-police-buffer-zone-law)
- Source: A new Louisiana law limits the right of journalists to film police. https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/08/a-new-louisiana-law-limits-the-right-of-journalists-and-everyone-else-to-film-police-abuse/
- Publisher: Nieman Lab
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2024-08-01

## Quotation from the source

> that person can't spit in my face when I'm making an arrest.

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