CA: Deputy snapped protest pictures - (Two officers, infiltrate anti-Bush demonstrators)

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 4/26/06 | Michael Fisher

[Alia]

Each of those lemmings is frightened.

[blaquebyrd]

And so should all Americans be frightened by these communist tactics. We don't do this in the US!

[stopem]

So are they taking pictures of the criminal illegal aliens showing their faces with their non-stop demonstrating?

Will they take pix and videos of the illegal aliens on communist May 1 day demonstration while they are shutting down our ports, nothing important?

I'm just asking.

[frogjerk]

Such practices, he said, could chill citizens from exercising their First Amendment rights.

Or openly break the law by rioting and exersizing other such "rights"

[NormsRevenge]

I sure hope so,, face recognition software/technology has come a long way..

[Americanwolfsbrother]

We don't do this in the US!

We don't? I just spent 2 of the past 3 weeks having the ACLU take me picture and writing down my license plate number.AWB

[Alia]

If we were not at war, you might have a sensible argument.

We are in a war.

People with criminal intent tend to appear in crowds such as these anti-war protestors.

These guys in blue might just be protecting these anti-war-protestors from taking the rap for THOSE IN THESE CROWDS ABOUT TO SET OFF BOMBS, DESTROY PROPERTY, AD NAUSEUM.

Freedom really can CUT both ways.

[stopem]

As well they should. What's good for the goose as they say.

[Publius6961]

Each of those lemmings is frightened.

Lemmings are never frightened. They don't know they're lemmings.

That's the beauty of it...

[singfreedom]

Bautista: "We feel they were acting like spies." No lady, they were photographing potential spies.

[steve-b]

This sort of Big Brother crap only lends undeserved credibility to the leftie moonbats, and should be stopped for that reason alone.

(A more basic reason, obviously, is that such things have no place in a free republic.)

[Alia]

ROFL!!!

And lest we forget their theme song... "Paranoia strikes deep... into your hearts it will creep... it starts when you're always afraid..."

[steve-b]

Oh, puh-leeze. That is EXACTLY the "reasoning" used by Bill Clinton to tie the OKC bombing to "right-wing hate radio".

[Alia]

Noooo. It's not.

[singfreedom]

Back in the 60's and 70's, my salad days, when I did most of my demonstrating, it was ALWAYS with the expectation of being, at the very least, photographed. It just goes with the territory----and that was waaaaay before 9/11!

[TWohlford]

"And so should all Americans be frightened by these communist tactics. We don't do this in the US!"

Pullleeezzzzz......

1. These "tactics" are not exclusive to "communists" but rather used by government all over the world.. from facists to Islamist to democratic republics. Your use of the term "communist" suggests that your argument is so weak that you have to hurl that term as an "insult".

2. There is no expectation of privacy at a protest. None. In fact, you WANT the gov't to know that you are unhappy.

3. This would allow police to accurately identify wrong-doers. What is wrong with that?

There is absolutely NO idea that the gov't will use this to "target" protesters, a la FBI under J.E Hoover.

[Heyworth]

We are in a war.

Then declare war. Mobilize the economy, reinstate the draft and get the job done as quickly as possible. But don't use it as a rhetorical device to permit things that normally aren't permitted, then back away from it when it's convenient to you.

People with criminal intent tend to appear in crowds such as these anti-war protestors.

Example?

Simple question. If Democrats controlled the White House and there was a freep protest of whatever policy, would you be happy that the police were there taking your picture?

[TaxRelief]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[blaquebyrd]

The ACLU is not a government agency.