N.Y. Photographer Held for Hours by Police Over Flag Photo

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

In keeping with the whole 'over-reaction' theme, this:

[via boing boing]

Having been the subject of unwarranted police background checks and being detained when shooting in the streets of 
Oakland myself, I was dismayed to read about this guy, Ben Hider, who was detained by police for two hours, searched, 
forced to empty his pockets and frisked. His crime? Taking photos of the flags out in front of the courthouse.

Although he was issued an apology this is just unacceptable behavior on the part of the police. Photography is not a 
crime.

[snip]

More:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4012289

- ferg


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