Illegal to Photo Cops?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brad Malin <b.malin () vanderbilt edu>
Date: July 30, 2006 7:44:21 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Illegal to Photo Cops?

http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=17667

STUDENT BUSTED FOR TAKING COP PICTURES

Friday, July 28, 2006 - FreeMarketNews.com

A Penn State college senior was arrested after he pointed his camera  
cell
phone at police activity in his neighborhood. A Philadelphia NBC News
Channel 10 report says the family of Neftaly Cruz, 21, is claiming  
the cops
had "no right to come onto their property and arrest their 21-year- 
old son
simply because he was using his cell phone's camera."

<snip>

The charge against Cruz was based on a new law, allegedly prohibiting  
people
from taking pictures of police officers with cell phones. Cruz is  
quoted as
saying, "They threatened to charge me with conspiracy, impeding an
investigation, obstruction of a investigation..." Larry Frankel of  
the local
ACLU chapter, reportedly said, "There is no law that prevents people  
from
taking pictures of what anybody can see on the street," adding that,  
"it's
rather scary that in this country you could actually be taken down to  
police
headquarters for taking a picture on your cell phone of activities  
that are
clearly visible on the street." - ST



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