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Boston pays $170k to settle cell phone recording lawsuit

stuntmantdave — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:48:56 +0000

The City of Boston has agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit. Glik was arrested in 2007 on Boston Common for using his cell phone to record the arrest of another man. Police then arrested Glik, too, and charged him under the strict Massachusetts wiretapping statute. They eventually dropped the charges, but with the help of the Massachusetts ACLU, Glik filed a civil lawsuit against the city for false arrest.

Police Handcuff NBC Chicago Photojournalist

stuntmantdave — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:15:14 +0000

"Your First Amendment rights can be terminated if you're creating a scene or whatever," the officer said.When asked how they were creating a scene, the officer said, "Your presence is creating a scene."

PA Photographer Nearly Gets Arrested For Photographing From Bridge

Deslock Darkstar — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:17:16 +0000

Pennsylvania photographer Jason Macchioni was taking photographs from a bridge in Elizabethtown the other night for a time-lapsed video, which naturally got the cops thinking he would then try to blow up the bridge or something.