Man Arrested For Unlawful Photography[TN][Took Photo of A Cop]

WJHL ^ | 11 July 2008 | Darius Radzius

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Well then I guess McCloud and Lane should have smiled.

[null and void]

If a cop is known to such a hitman by name then it's trivial to find him in the phone book,

I don't know of a single cop who has a listed number.

Guess why?

And besides, if anyone with half a brain wants to take photos of cops, it's much easier done by sitting in a car parked a good distance from the front door of the police department. Use a decent camera (not an iPhone) and you can photograph anyone from afar, the pictures will be good, and nobody will ever see you.

Agreed.

I suspect that Mr. Conover is guilty of little more than having an iPhone while black.

[puppypusher]

Somebody needs to read the General Statutes for the State of Tennessee to see if that is truly a fact.A fact which I doubt is true in any of the 50 states in the Union.

if that were the case a lot of news media types would be in jail for taking photo’s of the police.

[donna]

I don’t suppose cops smile when they think it may be a driveby shooting.

[allmendream]

Some cops, like this little fascist, deserve nothing but hatred and contempt from free men.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

I'm with you, man! Back in January, I had a Frederick County deputy pull me over after I passed by him while he was making a u-turn. Not having his radar out, he claimed that I had "blown by him" and that he had estimated my speed by looking down at his own odometer. He was a real jerk and tried to goad me into a confrontation. He utlimately gave me a speeding ticket even though he could not tell me exactly how fast I was going.

Incensed, I refused to pay the ticket, hired a good traffic lawyer, went to court, and got it thrown out. While testifying against me, the deputy told two outright lies, but the judge (who had her own liberal issues but could not find me guilty because of the law, even though she said she disagreed with it!) told him it wasn't enough.

Ever since then, I have had ZERO respect for county deputies, town cops, and even state troopers.

[razorback-bert]

Living out here in the “World Famous Drug Corridor” I am used to being stopped for 22 in a 20 zone, 71 in a 70 zone and tag holder blocking part of Texas (the dealer has changed tag holder design).

I am working in Artesia NM right now and it is the home of the TSA and BP training center. I overhead some trainees talking at a restaurant and learned the reason I get stopped so often is tinted windows. I have to park my car and drive for long periods in the sun.

[elkfersupper]

This must be a young police officer...I hope...

Young is no excuse, and it is every police officer. They are being trained that cameras are a threat to "homeland security".

[elkfersupper]

Oh great - another one of your cop hating posts to muddy up FreeRepublic.

If the cops deserve it, what better place than Free Republic?

It's in the name, donchaknow.

[elkfersupper]

there is nothing conservative about cop hating and police state paranoia.

Of course there is.

You must have been absent that day.

[elkfersupper]

I no longer consider the police to be on my side...

Join the club.

[elkfersupper]

That happened to me once.

In this town, you would have wound up dead. Not necessarily right there, but certainly eventually.

[elkfersupper]

Why not just wear a mask? If the officer wants to hide his identity, he should wear a mask. He probably shouldn’t wear his name tag or badge number either.

Where have you been?

They already do that; just not while working "traffic".....yet.

[elkfersupper]

True, but sometime their jobs make them piss off people who would happily order a hit on them. Under those circumstances I can see why they'd be less than thrilled to provide positive ID for a hitman...

Then maybe they should be careful and engage in police work instead of "Click It Or Ticket".

[dragnet2]

so then I guess you think it makes sense to put their lives and indentities in jeapardy by allowing the possiblity of their faces plastered all over the internet?

Law enforcement officers get their photographs taken all the time in public, on a daily basis. Just open any newspaper or news website involving crimes or crime scenes/LEO interviews etc.

[TNdandelion]

But can we still video tape police brutality cases? They’ve certainly come in handy.

[meyer]

But can we still video tape police brutality cases? They’ve certainly come in handy.

Perhaps you've struck upon the reason that they don't like being photographed....

[meyer]

Somebody needs to read the General Statutes for the State of Tennessee to see if that is truly a fact.A fact which I doubt is true in any of the 50 states in the Union.

No need for that - the first amendment of the constitution of the United States should suffice.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

I think it's pretty clear - freedom of the press. And the government doesn't get to choose who or what constitutes the press. Otherwise, the amendment's meaning is lost.

[elkfersupper]

Classic.

I was once arrested for rendering aid to victims at an accident.

Everything was sort of fine until the cops showed up.

Everything would still have been fine except the cops showed up before the EMTs.

I won't do that again.

[elkfersupper]

if anyone with half a brain wants to take photos of cops, it's much easier done by sitting in a car parked a good distance from the front door of the police department.

It's much better to get photos of cops harassing citizens rather than photos of them belly-bumping their co-workers.