Comments on: Video of Cuban exiles assaulting me as I was filming demonstration http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/ Shining a Light on First Amendment, Media and Police Issues Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:47:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Quimbly http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-13336 Jonathan Quimbly Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:42:27 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-13336 baltasar, Everyone has the basic right to photography and videotaping on public property. From the looks of the photos and video, Carlos was on the sidewalk in *front* of Versailles. Sidewalks are public property Even if he were on private property, the most the owner or workers can do is call the police. They have no right to attack someone for trespass. No photographer or journalist deserves to be illegally assaulted for doing their job - and hearing you encourage that ("you got what you deserved") makes me ashamed as an American. Dangerous ignorance. baltasar,

Everyone has the basic right to photography and videotaping on public property. From the looks of the photos and video, Carlos was on the sidewalk in *front* of Versailles. Sidewalks are public property

Even if he were on private property, the most the owner or workers can do is call the police. They have no right to attack someone for trespass.

No photographer or journalist deserves to be illegally assaulted for doing their job – and hearing you encourage that (“you got what you deserved”) makes me ashamed as an American.

Dangerous ignorance.

]]> By: baltasar http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-13142 baltasar Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:24:58 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-13142 Mothing gives anybody a right to go on private property and photograph people against their wishes. Did you enter Versailles property without asking for permission? Why should people accept your presence without knowing who you were? What do you think would have happened to you if you had been doing the same thing in an ultra-orthodox Jewish settlement while they were being taunted by a radically secular NGO or a Pro-Hezbollah group? In some ways - you got what you deserved. Mothing gives anybody a right to go on private property and photograph people against their wishes. Did you enter Versailles property without asking for permission? Why should people accept your presence without knowing who you were?

What do you think would have happened to you if you had been doing the same thing in an ultra-orthodox Jewish settlement while they were being taunted by a radically secular NGO or a Pro-Hezbollah group?

In some ways – you got what you deserved.

]]> By: ice9 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-6271 ice9 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:50:27 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-6271 Nice work. No guns--cameras only, because cameras are more powerful. ice Nice work. No guns–cameras only, because cameras are more powerful.

ice

]]> By: Scott http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-760 Scott Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:36:19 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-760 Carlos, This was awesome, awesome coverage. Fantastic footage! Carlos,

This was awesome, awesome coverage. Fantastic footage!

]]> By: Dayngr http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-690 Dayngr Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:22:40 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-690 I think they are all a bunch of instigators. You're right 100% we all have rights to say what we wish and protest if we want etc. Shame people can't agree to disagree. I think they are all a bunch of instigators. You’re right 100% we all have rights to say what we wish and protest if we want etc. Shame people can’t agree to disagree.

]]> By: Carlos Miller http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-596 Carlos Miller Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:23:55 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-596 Blind Mind, I didn't really take you literally. If I did that, then I might have to start my second blog from jail. "Defending yourself with a firearm is not a crime. It's a Second Amendment right" I uploaded the video to www.current.com, but I don't know what happens now because it's not in my profile, and I haven't heard anything. Blind Mind,

I didn’t really take you literally. If I did that, then I might have to start my second blog from jail.

“Defending yourself with a firearm is not a crime.
It’s a Second Amendment right”

I uploaded the video to http://www.current.com, but I don’t know what happens now because it’s not in my profile, and I haven’t heard anything.

]]> By: CLJ http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-593 CLJ Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:58:07 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-593 Great footage! These guys obviously don't have a clue about the US and Freedom of Speech. In fact, they seem to want to do what Castro does: trample on the rights of anyone who disagrees with them. They should go back to Cuba; they could work for Fidel. They already use his methods. Great footage! These guys obviously don’t have a clue about the US and Freedom of Speech. In fact, they seem to want to do what Castro does: trample on the rights of anyone who disagrees with them.

They should go back to Cuba; they could work for Fidel. They already use his methods.

]]> By: Blind Mind http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-584 Blind Mind Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:10:54 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-584 Carlos, I wrote that comment after becoming angry at all these old geezers talking smack and pushing you around so looking back I think my comment was a tad out of line and written in anger. I agree that shooting with a camera is a far better solution. Glad you were able to get it on Current TV. Hopefully it will be up soon to vote on and hopefully we can get it to get the greenlight to be on air. Again, I encourage you to check out the channel as there are a lot of stories that people have filmed that are really cool and worldly in perspective. Carlos,

I wrote that comment after becoming angry at all these old geezers talking smack and pushing you around so looking back I think my comment was a tad out of line and written in anger. I agree that shooting with a camera is a far better solution.

Glad you were able to get it on Current TV. Hopefully it will be up soon to vote on and hopefully we can get it to get the greenlight to be on air. Again, I encourage you to check out the channel as there are a lot of stories that people have filmed that are really cool and worldly in perspective.

]]> By: FerfeLaBat http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-580 FerfeLaBat Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:32:44 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-580 You live on the wild side man. Very cool video and great editing. Scary stuff. You live on the wild side man. Very cool video and great editing. Scary stuff.

]]> By: Augustin Alles http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-578 Augustin Alles Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:19:57 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-578 Carlos -- You ARE a communist. Carlos –

You ARE a communist.

]]> By: Manuel A. Tellechea http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-576 Manuel A. Tellechea Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:40:36 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-576 Carlos: You have become the subject of discussion on my blog: http://reviewofcuban-americanblogs.blogspot.com/2008/02/barack-obama-gets-daniel-ortegas.html Carlos:

You have become the subject of discussion on my blog:

http://reviewofcuban-americanblogs.blogspot.com/2008/02/barack-obama-gets-daniel-ortegas.html

]]> By: Gabriel J. Lopez-Bernal http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-575 Gabriel J. Lopez-Bernal Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:30:25 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-575 Let's Fund raise then... Let’s Fund raise then…

]]> By: Vincent http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-572 Vincent Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:08:30 +0000 http://carlosmiller.com/2008/02/14/video-of-cuban-exiles-assaulting-me-as-i-was-filming-demonstration/#comment-572 Yeah, those guys are lot like the Mexicans here in Los Angeles. During the Mayday demonstrations, they get way to hot headed. Yeah, those guys are lot like the Mexicans here in Los Angeles. During the Mayday demonstrations, they get way to hot headed.

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