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Originally Posted by klennop
The officers were in the defensive before we even got off out bikes, it wasn't the camera's. If the officers thought they were doing something wrong, why would they threaten to fine us with obstructing justice. That makes no sense at all. It shouldn't be against the law to document your arrest whether it be you taking a picture or someone else. Did the guy who filmed the Rodney King controversy get thrown in jail or fined?
Also if a lady is dressed nice and she knows she is hot, why wouldn't she want her picture taken. Why would you ask her boyfriend, when it isn't his body?
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I never said you'd have to ask the b/f, but you don't think he'd si by idle if she is getting upset by a camera in her face don't you?
And you really think the cops let the filming go on, had they known there was a camera?
Point was, there is a diffence between have a right to do something, and picking the right time to do something. The grabbing a camera example given was clearly not the right time do so in the given situation, nor was it handled in a way that had any chance of success.
As far as the video of the original story, photographers rights are clearly defined in law so it would/should never hold up in court. If it does, anyone using the phrase "land of the free" should be looking for a new tag line. It does help if you know what your
rights are.