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Taking Pictures At Fires: UPDATE!
The case is now in the hands of Internal Affairs which (in my expierence) is police slang for "we're getting the deputy's side of the story and making it look better for her than you so we can twist it to become your fault for taking a picture of a fire in the first place"... Again i appriciate everyones responses and hope that my complaint will be an education for law enforcement to understand that the rights of people cannot be taken away by law enforcement because they dont undertand it or dont like it being done.
"lets see what happens"
i hope this does not become a win loose occurance. public safety photography has so many positive uses
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Permalink Reply by Norm Tindell on
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Good luck and keep us posted. Remember: If it's in public view it's legal to photograph it.
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Permalink Reply by Russ on
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thank you both. i forgot to thank those that directed me to various places on the internet. i was surprised that my type of interaction was such a COMMON occurance. it seems that post 9-11, every photographer is working for al-quida. in some cases law enforcement was compleatly out of control. in all of the incidents i saw it was just like my encounter. the photographer was minding their own business then in a flash, the police offcier spots the photographer or videographer and then its gestapo interview time (without the SS uniform). i am a supporter of law enforcement. thats why i asked for the deputy to be EDUCATED not PUNISHED. i want informed officers not pissed off ones. as i was told in the police academy (and the fire academy too) an educated person is a safer person.
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