Bullying LA Sheriffs Go All Police State on A Photographer
But, whoopsy, seems his camera, attached to his bag, is recording during most of the cops' thuggery. Check out how they make laws up as they go along (like the invented notion that you can't shoot photos of the apparently underage girls the cops appeared to be hitting on):
He's handcuffed and taken to their vehicle while his camera equipment -- $2,500 worth he says -- is left on the sidewalk. More here on all the rights violations that go on, at Miami photog Carlos Miller's site.
And this is why dueling should be permitted.
People are very considerate of the rights of others when a bullet to the face or a yard of steel in the guts can be the result. And even the most bullying cantankerous asshole will be very considerate and polite.
Robert at May 13, 2012 10:56 PM
Liberty, and courtesy, both began their slow demise in our society when the rightly offended ceased to be able to resolve an offense against themselves without the bureaucracy.
Robert at May 13, 2012 10:58 PM
Any sheriff deputy, police officer, or any other law enforcement officer who cannot or will not do his or her job without committing crimes against other people is a shit stain on society that needs to be wiped up.
And the so-called "good cops" who tolerate and even cover for creeps like those in this video are no better. The job of police officers is to bring criminals to justice, and I presume that includes criminals who work for the police department.
Ken R at May 13, 2012 11:44 PM
Where did so many people get the idea that it's illegal to take a picture of a minor?
Ken R at May 13, 2012 11:46 PM
It's disturbing that so many cops seem to have so much to hide and so much to be ashamed of that they practically panic anytime anyone takes a picture with them in it.
Ken R at May 13, 2012 11:49 PM
Agreed. If you don't commit crimes, but cover them up, you're not a good person, let alone a good cop.
Robert at May 14, 2012 4:55 AM
Lawsuit, and the taxpayers in LA pay for the deputies' misdeeds.
It is time to end official immunity.
MarkD at May 14, 2012 5:14 AM
Ask a veteran cop in New York if he's staying on more than twenty years and the answer is more than "hell no," it's "why should I play roulette with my pension?" Cops retire not because they're burnt out, not because they can't stand policing anymore. Cops retire because they're so heavily regulated they risk enormous financial loss remaining on the force.
Any good libertarian can tell you, cops are over-regulated. Cops need more freedom, not less, to enforce the law as they see fit. That freedom is, of course, consonant with my freedom to profit from my shares in the private corrections industry.
Andre Friedmann at May 14, 2012 5:25 AM
I'm hoping you missed a sarcasm tag in that. Cops need to enforce the law as written in the U.S. Constitution, state Constitution and the local laws. Not try to make it up as they go along. IIRC, there are only three states that prohibit taking pictures or videography (filming) of police doing their jobs. Those are constitutionally questionable laws.
Jim P. at May 14, 2012 6:36 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/05/14/bullying_la_she.html#comment-3189989">comment from Jim P.They are public employees and scrutiny of them is an important part of maintaining civil liberties.
Amy Alkon at May 14, 2012 6:40 AM
Not seeing the hitting on. Girls of all ages like cute men in uniform. My good lookin' bouncer/executive protection friend will be nice to all kinds of girls rather than tell them to fuck off...as will his friends. It's kinda like being a celeb. What you see as hitting on might be the guy being gracious.
The not taking pics of minors...we are all entititled to the assumption that said picture might be sold or used for promotional purposes. Therefore, I as an adult can tell you that you need a release to take said pic. And minors will need a parent to sign.
This guy was being a dick. Inflammatory...just because somebody was in uniform. Again, this abuse and harassment by the public is why many good people don't stay with police work.
deathbysnoosnoo at May 14, 2012 7:25 AM
A pair of bullying Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies detained a photographer who snapped their picture on Hollywood Blvd
Hmmm...public place, no expectation of privacy. I'm not sure what deathbysnoosnoo is going on about. I'm still pretty sure it's not illegal to be a dick.
I R A Darth Aggie at May 14, 2012 7:44 AM
"Where did so many people get the idea that it's illegal to take a picture of a minor?
Posted by: Ken R at May 13, 2012 11:46 PM"
See child molestation/pedophile scares of the last 30 years. I live near a park and elementary school. As a single guy, there is no way in hell I would go near there with a camera when kids are around.
Snoosnoo barfed forth: "The not taking pics of minors...we are all entititled to the assumption that said picture might be sold or used for promotional purposes. Therefore, I as an adult can tell you that you need a release to take said pic. And minors will need a parent to sign."
Ken, this statement above would be another reason.
Sio at May 14, 2012 12:53 PM
It appeared he was on Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood Walk of Fame) in the neighborhood of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
This is where Jay Leno does some of his Jaywalking interviews. There are probably 15-30 government owned traffic and surveillance cameras in the area; let alone all the ones that are privately owned by businesses.
So the police, or anyone else, expecting privacy in public in that area is a false hope. They over stepped their bounds.
Jim P. at May 14, 2012 5:54 PM
Can anyone cite an example of a state law or local ordinance that makes it illegal to take with a kid in it out in public, or of you out in public, without explicit permission?
Teenagers surfing at the beach? Kids skateboarding at a park? Boys break dancing at the mall? Children dancing at an outdoor music festival? Children at a birthday party? A group of girls with flamboyant hairdos at the fair? It's illegal to take a picture with kids in it?
According to deathbysnoosnoo, "I as an adult can tell you that you need a release to take said pic. And minors will need a parent to sign."
Bullshit.
Ken R at May 14, 2012 7:44 PM
First paragraph in my preceding comment should have said: "Can anyone cite an example of a state law or local ordinance that makes it illegal to take a picture with a kid in it out in public..."
Ken R at May 14, 2012 7:48 PM
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