Photography is not a crime

Carlos Miller
Another South Florida cop proves to be ignorant of the First Amendment when he arrested Channel 10 reporter Jeff Weinsier for doing nothing but standing on a public sidewalk.
This time, the whole incident was recorded by a Channel 10 videographer, which gives the public a rare insight into the police behavior to which many […]

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Police say they initially arrested reporter Jeff Weinsier for trespassing when he stepped on the grass of a public school after they had repeatedly warned him against it.
But much to their delight, they discovered a loaded pistol in his waistband, prompting them to charge Weinsier with several felony counts instead of the expected misdemeanor trespassing […]

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In an incident that sounds very familiar to this Miami photographer, British police arrested freelancer photographer Marc McMahon for “obstructing police” when he tried to photograph a man threatening to jump off a bridge in 2006.
In arresting him, police knocked a cell phone camera from his daughter’s hand as she tried to photograph the […]

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