Pixiq

damn, sounds like i should quit my day job and just shoot penn station & subways until i get picked up for bogus charges!!

Carlos,

Just a q, not sure if interested, but did you hear about the recent “Guilt Upon Accusation” protest against the New Zealand copyright law?

i wish the cops had to pay him outta there pocket!

Maz,

I had not heard about it until you mentioned it. It’s interesting.

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/090215-221046

Sheesh… Is Duane at least going to buy you a beer after all that?

SJ,

Maybe one day.

your attidute determins your outcome, not your amendment rights

I’ll drink to that.
Perhaps when the Amtrak bean counters get tired of paying out law suit settlements, they’ll get the message to the Amtrak police that it isn’t illegal to photograph trains.

Duane Kerzic is a putz even though he has a Right to take photos from a public location. He puts on this big ruckus about how his rights were violated, pushing the issue while on the street to the point that he was being arrogant. Yet won’t tell what his five figure award was? Your lame and someday, your going to push someones buttons a little to far and your luck is going to run out. Then, you can be a whole lot richer than five figures.

Duane Kerzic should speak about his incident now that he won his award. I guess now that he got his little settlement he feels that he no longer feels the need to keep his one time supporters in the loop. Thanks Kerzic. The next time some selfish greedy loser like you screams abuse I will not be so quick to advocate for him/her. It was all about the money, huh? Douche Bag. I hope someone rips you off.

Charles: Should he speak about the incident EVEN IF the settlement has a nondisclosure clause in it?

I see nothing wrong with these settlements – in fact this case got Amtrak to clarify its photography rules. If every photographer filed a lawsuit each and every time he/she was detained even for a few minutes eventually the harassment would stop – five figures here – five figures there and it will eventually add up to real money for government agencies!

Quite interesting.

Money talks, even in this case. I’m wondering if anyone else who is/was fighting for their First Amendment right can also be paid off.

The reason why I am supporting this fight for the right to photograph is because I hope that people are doing this for the right reason, and not just to get some hush money and retire early.

I’m surprised the Colbert Report segment isn’t even on Youtube.

Fight for what you believe in. But fight for the right reasons.