Free Talk Live - photography

James Cox Arrested For Filming Police Assaulting A Friend

abexman — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:02:05 +0000

On June 7, 2012, I attended Pinellas County Traffic Court to support my friend Chris. Chris was in court to defend himself against a red light ticket and tried to motion the court to dismiss the case based on not just one, but many constitutional arguments. Upon Chrisâ?? motion to have a jury trial under the seventh amendment, the judge said that the seventh amendment only applied to criminal cases.

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.

An animated musical video about photographer's rights.

XD45 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:21 +0000

An animated musical video about photographer's rights. Presented by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Gregory Brothers and the ACLU.

Kicked Out of the Mall for Photographing Grandson

snappytype — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:36:21 +0000

Another story about the increasing illegality of photography.

Police Chief Says Detaining Photographers Within Departmental Policy

Deslock Darkstar — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:08:37 +0000

Police Chief Jim McDonnell has confirmed that detaining photographers for taking pictures "with no apparent esthetic value" is within Long Beach Police Department policy.