Photography is Not a Crime

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• 1 genewitch // Sep 13, 2008 at 11:35 PM

  Score one for the constitution!

• 2 Mike // Sep 13, 2008 at 11:51 PM

  “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”

  What concerns me is that its not that cops don’t know…it’s that they don’t care.

• 3 Roger // Sep 14, 2008 at 1:18 AM

  This shows what can happen if you stick together [ and one of you is a connected TV station] . KOB is well connected and the last one you would want to cross.

  Some say that photographers are scum, may be, but scum sticks togather.

• 4 Santa Fean // Sep 14, 2008 at 2:10 AM

  Being born and raised in New Mexico, I don’t find the officers actions all that surprising. If you live here long enough, and are involved in even just local politics, it’s no news that plenty of “shady” business goes on.

  I praise the camera man, and all the people who followed the story and brought it to the forefront. If disciplinary actions like this don’t happen when a persons civil rights are violated, we have a long and nasty road ahead of us.

• 5 Rick Cain // Sep 14, 2008 at 4:39 AM

  What’s sad about this country is that if not for the viral effect of internet video, Guzman would still be working there.

• 6 genewitch // Sep 14, 2008 at 4:19 PM

  i just read for the second time the supreme court rulings on another “taken for granted” “LAWL”: that injesting narcotics, weed, et al is illegal. It isn’t. Supreme court has ruled several times in the past 75 years that to prosecute an “addict” for having an addiction and feeding it is “Cruel and unusual punishment, which breeches the 5th amendment, i believe.

  I can cite relevant case history, but it’s true. so if you’re ever arrested and arraigned on charges of “taking morphine” or something similar, you can plead not guilty and tell your lawyer to file for a dismissal due to the unconstitutionality of the charge. if it does go to trial, have your lawyer remind the jury that they can acquit because the law is horseshit (which they can do) – if enough juries do this (A GOOD REASON TO GO TO JURY DUTY!) the law will be removed. Hooray for justice!

  carlos, I wish i had remembered the jury nullification while you were in court, i would have reminded your lawyer for you. the jury could have acquitted on all charges because you were being charged under bullshit laws and public codes.

• 7 roger // Sep 14, 2008 at 10:25 PM

  I do not think that Mr. Guzman was fired for his mis-conduct but for his insult to KOB TV. KOB is the largest and most powerful TV station in the state. Its owners are some of the richest and powerful in New Mexico. Mr. Guzman insulted them, his fate was sealed the moment that tape aired

• 8 Mario // Sep 15, 2008 at 11:09 AM

  This is a good example of how both our Federal and State laws need to be protected against those who intrude on the Freedom of Speech. The female officer should also been discharged.

• 9 Mario // Sep 15, 2008 at 11:19 AM

  Militarization of the Police State. We are no worse now than uncivil nations with police brutality. Its time that police wear police hats and uniforms that look civil instead of the military. Lets start recruiting non former military police officers

• 10 enhager // Sep 16, 2008 at 1:59 PM

  The video camera in concert with the internet is a new tool of freedom, with the ability to reign in rogue cops and corner dirty politicians.

• 11 enhager // Sep 16, 2008 at 6:07 PM

  Maybe justice is catching on. Check out http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/09/lapd_wants_to_discipline_1.php#email
  for cities and police departments doing the right thing.

• 12 sleepy // Sep 21, 2008 at 3:22 AM

  Vancouver BC Local cameramen ruffed up by Royal Canadian Police at a car Accident Sept/20/2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MCEXaZWxE

• 13 Ken // Oct 28, 2008 at 1:31 AM

  I submitted him to http://www.dumbazzcops.com

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