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.

Reason.tv Producer Jim Epstein's Arrest

Takeshi Kovacs — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:23:39 +0000

Reason.tv's Producer Jim Epstein's Arrest on June 22, 2011.

Bile WINS!! Photography is legal!

rancemuhamitz — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:23:53 +0000

The DHS admits that the § 102-74.420 does not “prohibit individuals from photographing (including motion photography) the exterior of federal courthouses from publicly accessible spaces, such as streets, sidewalks, parks and plazas; and FPS has not construed any other federal regulation or federal statute to prohibit such photography of the exterior of federal courthouses, though it makes no representation about local rules or orders.”