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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 324563" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>From what I saw on the video, the photog did nothing in any way. He had no legal obligation to present ID. He gave his name and date of birth to the very first officer who requested it. He gave a perfectly logical and reasonable explanation for why he was there and what he was doing. At some point after giving that information he started to walk away calmly. At that point he was *ordered to stop* by another officer. </p><p></p><p>At this point the photographer, or his equipment, was grabbed hold of; not once but *twice*. He was threatened with arrest. He was told his equipment could be seized on the spot (a blatant lie). He was detained and physically restrained by an officer. That much is clear.</p><p></p><p>Once again, what has the photographer done? He gave his name and date of birth as required. He gave a perfectly reasonable explanation for why he was at the scene and what he was doing. That should have been the end of it... But this second cop can't let it go: his authority has been questioned by a sniveling citizen with a camera! In the face of ongoing verbal harassment the photographer (again) calmly, if firmly, continues to assert his rights. He kept his cool and refused to bullied even in the face of several officers. He clearly knew his rights, stood by them and it seems to me this is what was really pissing off Officer McGrabby. </p><p></p><p>I love how the photographer asking about pressing charges for battery is met with a staggering silence because yeah, he probably could have made a pretty good case and Officer McGrabby probably knew it. Then it seems Officer McGrabby gets called off by one of his buddies when they realized they really had no leg to stand on legally, were probably way past the limits or what would pass for a reasonable period of detainment and were generally getting in over their head with someone who wasn't going to cow-tow to their intimidation tactics. Had the cops been in good legal standing clearly they would have arrested the guy. They weren't, they knew it and they got their bluff called by someone with the balls to stand up for themselves. </p><p> </p><p>Frankly, I shudder to think what might have happened had the photographer NOT managed to keep the audio and video rolling the whole time during this little encounter...</p><p> </p><p>If this guy is ever in my town, the beers are on me.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: white">...</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 324563, member: 13090"] From what I saw on the video, the photog did nothing in any way. He had no legal obligation to present ID. He gave his name and date of birth to the very first officer who requested it. He gave a perfectly logical and reasonable explanation for why he was there and what he was doing. At some point after giving that information he started to walk away calmly. At that point he was *ordered to stop* by another officer. At this point the photographer, or his equipment, was grabbed hold of; not once but *twice*. He was threatened with arrest. He was told his equipment could be seized on the spot (a blatant lie). He was detained and physically restrained by an officer. That much is clear. Once again, what has the photographer done? He gave his name and date of birth as required. He gave a perfectly reasonable explanation for why he was at the scene and what he was doing. That should have been the end of it... But this second cop can't let it go: his authority has been questioned by a sniveling citizen with a camera! In the face of ongoing verbal harassment the photographer (again) calmly, if firmly, continues to assert his rights. He kept his cool and refused to bullied even in the face of several officers. He clearly knew his rights, stood by them and it seems to me this is what was really pissing off Officer McGrabby. I love how the photographer asking about pressing charges for battery is met with a staggering silence because yeah, he probably could have made a pretty good case and Officer McGrabby probably knew it. Then it seems Officer McGrabby gets called off by one of his buddies when they realized they really had no leg to stand on legally, were probably way past the limits or what would pass for a reasonable period of detainment and were generally getting in over their head with someone who wasn't going to cow-tow to their intimidation tactics. Had the cops been in good legal standing clearly they would have arrested the guy. They weren't, they knew it and they got their bluff called by someone with the balls to stand up for themselves. Frankly, I shudder to think what might have happened had the photographer NOT managed to keep the audio and video rolling the whole time during this little encounter... If this guy is ever in my town, the beers are on me. [COLOR=white]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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