Two journalists were briefly arrested after taking pictures in a public place and told by the cops that the first Amendment rights can be terminated.
The article also talks about a guy who sued the Boston police after he was arrested for video taping them during an arrest. He won the lawsuit and was awarded $170k, five years later.
Its happening more and more.
Has anyone ever had a run-in with the cops over video taping them?
The harrasement of people using a camera/photo devise to record their interactions with police is a recurring feature of the Mafia baliwick known as Illinois (also Maryland and Massachussetts).
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