Photography is not a crime

By Carlos Miller
In a clear example of police abuse, an Albuquerque police officer lost his temper and arrested a news videographer after being asked for his name and badge number.
The entire incident was caught on video.

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By Carlos Miller
Earlier this year, Miami Police Officer Geovani Nunez made headlines when he defiantly told a Miami journalist that his police department could “stick that blue line up their ass” in regards to the Blue Code of Silence that requires officers to remain silent about the misconduct of fellow officers.
On Thursday, he was […]

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A press release from Annette Taddeo, who is running for Congress against Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
Hello friends,
The Taddeo for Congress campaign is making a call for volunteers to help the campaign out tomorrow and Thursday. We will be out at the Miami Beach Convention Center both days registering new voters at the New Citizen Swearing-In Ceremony and […]

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By Carlos Miller
Some of you might remember that a couple of months ago, I had an incident where a store owner overreacted to my photography as I was working on an article for MiamiBeach411.com.
I received a lot of flak over that incident from people accusing me of not respecting the woman’s personal space, never mind […]

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By Carlos Miller
Texas police tried their hardest to stop photojournalist Nick Adams from photographing an arrest during a Mardi Gras celebration in Galveston County last year.
First they shoved the camera into his face.
Then, after he backed up a few steps and snapped another photo, League City police officer Clifford Woitena hurled Adams to the ground, […]

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By Carlos Miller
On July 4th, 2007, a Wackenhut executive dressed in a suit and carrying a briefcase filled with taxpayers’ dollars, sprinted through the streets of South Beach while being chased by a giant finger and several sets of eyes.

The giant finger pointed at him in an accusatory manner and the giant eyes never let […]

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By Carlos Miller
A 25-year-old Florida photographer will no doubt win a handsome sum if he decides to sue the thugs who beat him up and stole his camera.
Photographer Luis Santana said the thugs were limousine-riding bodyguards for hip hop artist Chris Brown, a 19-year-old boy wonder who had opened for Kanye West in St. Petersburg […]

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By Carlos Miller
First he yelled at a homeless man. Then he threatened a photographer who was documenting the situation. And finally, he approached the photographer and grabbed his lens.

San Francisco photographer Jeremy Brooks said the man threatened to call his lawyer if his picture ended up on the Internet.
Brooks posted his picture on the Internet […]

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By Carlos Miller
The sight of a video camera in the courtroom sent shivers down the spine of the prosecution Monday morning.
As soon as I stepped in front of the judge, the young state prosecutor in my case asked for a 15 minute delay because a Local 10 cameraman had his camera trained on him.
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By Carlos Miller
I have to admit that I was a little disappointed when I walked into Tropicolor Photo on Miami Beach on Friday and was congratulated for having received an “Honorable Mention” for a photo I took in the 4th Annual South Beach Photomarathon.
In my competitive spirit, I was hoping for a First, Second or […]

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