Comments on: Oklahoma State Troopers delete photographer’s images

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:08:48 +0000

If anyone would like help with making sure this doesn’t happen to them I would be willing to offer a “redundency” as I have a website with a large amount of storage space and some personal servers in my home. I don’t have any run-ins of this kind but seeing this crap makes me sick. Just drop me an email if you’re interested. – makr@makrit.net

By: Simon De Lao

Simon De Lao — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:50:20 +0000

When will the people of Oklahoma stand up to these bullies with a badge? We all know what kind of disclipine the OHP hands out – NONE. Until the good people of Oklahoma stand up and expose these thugs for what they are, nothing will change. I hate to be dramatic, but the only way the LAPD changed was through federal lawsuits and tens of millions of dollars in payouts. Until OHP gets hit in the pocketbook, they will continue to do what they do and until you people realize they won’t appologize, nothing will change.

By: Adam Labonoski

Adam Labonoski — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:29:09 +0000

Amazing what the OHP is getting away with. Is anyone going stand up and file suit, or are they just going to continue letting them violate the fundamental rights of Oklahoma’s citizens?

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Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:39:39 +0000

[...] the state notorious for overzealous cops. Not necessarily just eastern OK, but I expect that… Oklahoma State Troopers delete photographer’s images While an OKC police officer watched this happen, no [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:00:26 +0000

Chris, I hope you got your apology, and i really hope those cops got a civics, constitution, and bill of rights lesson along with smack up side the head.
So glad I no longer live there. Oklahoma is not OK

By: Sarah Syrup

Sarah Syrup — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:04:34 +0000

I think this state is all jaked up it kind of reminds me of a Commenwealth State. I just recently moved here from Tx. I just wanna no my rights and wrongs around here

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:48:13 +0000

I live in Oklahoma, so this comes as no surprise to me. I about got arrested a month or two ago for stopping on the side of the road and asking if some people were okay after an accident.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:01:50 +0000

Have the photos (and possibly the video of him in the squad car) been uploaded somewhere?

OHP never apologizes, so the best bet is a federal civil rights complaint.

Had they simply tried to move the photographer, the “interfering” complaint might have made sense, but the act of deleting the photos says they were afraid he had photos of something they couldnt afford to have public. Thanks for bringing this to the attention of fellow journalists everywhere.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:47:02 +0000

mh,

I initially wrote that it was the photog who deleted the images, but the photog has since stated in the first comment of this thread that it was the cops who deleted the images.

I imagine he was inside the yellow line – or whatever you guys call it – after the cops placed him inside the car.