Originally Posted by
ND Sol
I am disappointed in how this was handled because I mistakenly believed that everyone would play by the rules. I do believe that civil liberties were run roughshod over in this situation. I had some faith in the system, but it appears that when it comes to these matters, everyone shouts 9/11 and hides. The terrorists must be laughing.
Do you have plans to do anything about it, or just post here in dismay?
Originally Posted by
N1120A
I would call the local ACLU and/or a good civil rights lawyer and file suit.
Maybe; not sure the ACLU would want it but a private attorney should be able to turn a 90-minute pointless detention into a lawsuit.
Originally Posted by
ND Sol
The photos are intact as far as I can tell. I can't say if they were viewed after the camera was seized (they weren't while I was being detained), but if I had to guess, I would say no.
Then why would they take the camera with them?
Originally Posted by
doober
Me, too. I could not help but think of the judge who called the TSA "Keystone Kops." Those two made the Keystone Kops look like professionals.
Yes-- that one's a gem-- the TSA must've really pissed him off!
Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
You should obtain a copy of the police report and verify it's accuracy.
I would ask for the reports, the video and any audio there might be, even if no legal action is to take place. Videos might only be kept for 30 days.
Originally Posted by
tom911
All cops, or just these cops?
These and many others. Police work no longer seems to done with the goal to serve and protect; it seems to be done today with the goal to catch as many "bad guys" as possible. Police work is about more than just that and the new generation of cops on the street don't seem to get that.
Do you remember life before tasers-- the olden days? In those days, if an officer wanted to control a combative subject there was a risk of injury to the officer should the officer choose to engage so the officer had great incentive to verbally deescalate the encounter. Today, cops can let their fingers do the talking-- and many do. And it doesn't help that police work, by its nature, can attract adrenaline junkies who like to get their fix any way they can.