Police can detain photographers if their photo has no apparent esthetic value!
Aug 26, 2011, 10:54 am
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My Hope Is That.....
I hope that is a similar situation I will say: "I have done nothing wrong and I will not talk to you"! Then let them arrest me for nothing and try to justify the arrest. Once the case is dismissed or found not guilty I would want to go back to the same location and do it all over again to see if they do it again. Eventually you would have a "Police Harrasment" case.
Aug 26, 2011, 11:04 am
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Anyone living in the US during the past 10 years should know by now that police can detain you for anything they please. Yes, you can fight it in court assuming the 'charges' are not dropped long before you get there, but they count on very few people pursuing the matter. They'll ruin your day then send you on your way having asserted their (view of their) authority.
Sadly, just another sign of "the times".
Aug 26, 2011, 12:22 pm
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I'm sure they would be quite happy to oblige.
Anyone living in the US during the past 10 years should know by now that police can detain you for anything they please. Yes, you can fight it in court assuming the 'charges' are not dropped long before you get there, but they count on very few people pursuing the matter. They'll ruin your day then send you on your way having asserted their (view of their) authority.
Sadly, just another sign of "the times".
Anyone living in the US during the past 10 years should know by now that police can detain you for anything they please. Yes, you can fight it in court assuming the 'charges' are not dropped long before you get there, but they count on very few people pursuing the matter. They'll ruin your day then send you on your way having asserted their (view of their) authority.
Sadly, just another sign of "the times".
Aug 26, 2011, 12:44 pm
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How Many Times?
I'm retired and have the time to deal with this pettiness but how many times of doing the exact same thing and getting it dismissed or found not guilty for photography before someone builds a justifiable case of"Police Harassment"? Especially if you have the same judge!
I think he is going to have some strong words for the police and tell them to quit wasting his time.
Aug 26, 2011, 12:59 pm
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I'm retired and have the time to deal with this pettiness but how many times of doing the exact same thing and getting it dismissed or found not guilty for photography before someone builds a justifiable case of"Police Harassment"? Especially if you have the same judge!
I think he is going to have some strong words for the police and tell them to quit wasting his time.
Aug 26, 2011, 1:00 pm
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Aug 26, 2011, 2:38 pm
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Police can detain photographers if their photo has no apparent esthetic value!
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Sep 3, 2011, 8:50 pm
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Sep 4, 2011, 10:19 am
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The TSA always ask me about sensitive areas (and ignore them) so they must be doctors.
They observe my behavior and decide if I am a threat so they must be psychiatrists.
They determine which liquids are potentially explosive so they must be chemists.
They tell me the nudoscopes are safe so they must be radiologists.
Now they are art critics too!
Not bad for a bunch of people hired from advertisements on pizza boxes!
They observe my behavior and decide if I am a threat so they must be psychiatrists.
They determine which liquids are potentially explosive so they must be chemists.
They tell me the nudoscopes are safe so they must be radiologists.
Now they are art critics too!
Not bad for a bunch of people hired from advertisements on pizza boxes!
Sep 4, 2011, 12:04 pm
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Sep 25, 2011, 5:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Xyzzy:16996674
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w -- As if that's not suspicious enough behaviour, in Long Beach one can also be detained for asking for an establishment's hours of operation.
w -- As if that's not suspicious enough behaviour, in Long Beach one can also be detained for asking for an establishment's hours of operation.