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Man arrested for photographing police activity receives settlement

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Honest police officers should have no fear of their activities being recorded by a photographer.

Glad he got a payout, enough of this big brother nonsense.
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Clint is on holiday! Soon to return! ;-)
 
Heh, this happened to one of my friends once. His wife was NOT happy when she had to bail him out of jail after being arrested for taking pictures of an arrest. If I remember correctly, he was grabbed for "resisting arrest" or something stupid like that.
 
Fully support your view. Being a policeman is hard a job as it is, so no need for harrassment by photographers. Looks like a light settlement to me.
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Windmills, just do it.
 
How is photographing a policeman in public harrassment?
dh steffi said:
Fully support your view. Being a policeman is hard a job as it is, so
no need for harrassment by photographers. Looks like a light
settlement to me.
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Windmills, just do it.
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MagicNikon said:
dh steffi said:
Fully support your view. Being a policeman is hard a job as it is, so
no need for harrassment by photographers. Looks like a light
settlement to me.
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Some cops think they are on a power trip, and almost god like. Sadly.

They have a job to do, someone taking snaps doesnt interfere with that at all. They are public servants, and should have no complaints about being under the eye of the public.

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Clint is on holiday! Soon to return! ;-)
 
I agree with that Barry. If a police officer is doing his job correctly, within the limits of his authority, then there should be no fear of being recorded doing something wrong. It sounds like in this case the police overstepped their actual authority, and abused their power.
Member said:
MagicNikon said:
dh steffi said:
Fully support your view. Being a policeman is hard a job as it is, so
no need for harrassment by photographers. Looks like a light
settlement to me.
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Some cops think they are on a power trip, and almost god like. Sadly.

They have a job to do, someone taking snaps doesnt interfere with
that at all. They are public servants, and should have no complaints
about being under the eye of the public.

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Clint is on holiday! Soon to return! ;-)
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If you like what I can do with cards, wait til you see what I do with the limes.
 
The USA is a free country, getting a reasonable fine does not make it unfree. There are other countries where you would end up with a bullet in your head, but those are not often mentioned in the press. Very easy to bash the US, lsomething I include in every post which deals with anit-Americanism: thank you for liberating us, I will not forget.
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Windmills, just do it.
 
It is much more "Anti-American" to arrest a U.S. citizen for photographing the police in public. I understand that not all police officers abuse their authority, but when a select few do, it really ruins it for everyone involved.
dh steffi said:
The USA is a free country, getting a reasonable fine does not make it
unfree. There are other countries where you would end up with a
bullet in your head, but those are not often mentioned in the press.
Very easy to bash the US, lsomething I include in every post which
deals with anit-Americanism: thank you for liberating us, I will not
forget.
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Windmills, just do it.
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If you like what I can do with cards, wait til you see what I do with the limes.
 
Except that in the old USSR, the victim would not have received a settlement from the police and there would have been no equivalent of the ACLU. It would have been far more likely that the victim would have physically beaten had he/she tried to complain.

So has the U.S. Government tried to restrict people's rights under the guise of 9/11? Yes. Have local police departments followed that lead and also tried to limit rights? Yes. But in many, although certainly not all cases, people have fought back and won.

So in that sense, the U.S. is very much a very free country and will probably become much more free after the Bush's term ends regardless of who wins.

In New York City recently, the Mayor's Office for Film & TV proposed implementing new rules that would have severely restricted photographers. But enough people complained that they withdrew the proposed rules and instead have issued new rules that everyone seems to feel are okay (something to the effect of, if you have a crew with more than X people and/or have trucks at the scene, etc., you need a permit and insurance, but otherwise you don't need anything).

So again, the people have spoken and we still have freedom to shoot. That's the sign of a free country, even if the stupid rules should never have been proposed in the first place.
 
ZoetMB said:
Except that in the old USSR, the victim would not have received a
settlement from the police and there would have been no equivalent of
the ACLU. It would have been far more likely that the victim would
have physically beaten had he/she tried to complain.

So has the U.S. Government tried to restrict people's rights under
the guise of 9/11? Yes.
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This is a freaking oft-repeated left-wing distortion. As is often asked, name me ONE RIGHT that has been taken away. NAME ONE.
ZoetMB said:
Have local police departments followed
that lead and also tried to limit rights? Yes.
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Totally illogical and unprovable. Ergo, a democratic platform position.
ZoetMB said:
But in many,
although certainly not all cases, people have fought back and won.

So in that sense, the U.S. is very much a very free country and will
probably become much more free after the Bush's term ends regardless
of who wins.
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Idiotic and non-sensical.
 
While there are disturbing elements to this story, one rotten apple is not spoiling the barrel isnt it?

The authorities must remain vigilant, there are many evildoers, malcontents and miscreants at large and if mistakes happen occasionally it is a small price to pay for democracy. Photographers should act responsibly.
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Veejay Chatterjee (Mr)
 
WGArts said:
ZoetMB said:
Except that in the old USSR, the victim would not have received a
settlement from the police and there would have been no equivalent of
the ACLU. It would have been far more likely that the victim would
have physically beaten had he/she tried to complain.

So has the U.S. Government tried to restrict people's rights under
the guise of 9/11? Yes.
Click to expand...
This is a freaking oft-repeated left-wing distortion. As is often
asked, name me ONE RIGHT that has been taken away. NAME ONE.
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The poster didn't say that rights had been taken away, he stated that they have tried to restrict rights. If you have trouble with the reading comprehension, take the paragraphs in smaller bites to allow them to digest better.
WGArts2 said:
WGArts2 said:
Have local police departments followed
that lead and also tried to limit rights? Yes.
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Totally illogical and unprovable. Ergo, a democratic platform position.
WGArts2 said:
But in many,
although certainly not all cases, people have fought back and won.

So in that sense, the U.S. is very much a very free country and will
probably become much more free after the Bush's term ends regardless
of who wins.
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Idiotic and non-sensical.
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Yes, I agree, your post really was.

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There is nothing in the posted story that would lead the reader to believe that the photographer was doing anything wrong to begin with.

If the police ask you to hand over your camera, and you don't, suddenly you are obstructing justice. Wow. Thats amazing.

How would you feel if the police come up to you on the street while you're on holiday and ask to take your camera? How about if they want to take your wife or 14 yr old daughter into the alley for "questioning". What if all you were doing was walking down the sidewalk and witnessed the police arresting a man. So what, you took a few pictures...big deal. So, you resist in an effort to protect your family or property and guess whats next? A nice Tasering and a night in jail, or worse.

Nice.

Police need to stick to actual policework and worry less about who's taking their pictures. Unless they have something to hide.
veejay chatterjee said:
While there are disturbing elements to this story, one rotten apple
is not spoiling the barrel isnt it?
The authorities must remain vigilant, there are many evildoers,
malcontents and miscreants at large and if mistakes happen
occasionally it is a small price to pay for democracy. Photographers
should act responsibly.
--
Veejay Chatterjee (Mr)
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If you like what I can do with cards, wait til you see what I do with the limes.
 
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