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Rock on
Finaly a dep. with a brain………..

Give them hell! You were standing up for yours and mine.

Kudos to Mr. Jojola for being assertive, yet professional and courtous. I hope more in this craft follow his lead.

Why do we even bother debating the legalities of these situations anymore with the police officers? Just tell the officer politely & firmly that you choose not to obey his unlawful order and refuse to budge. Remain silent yet in active pursuit of your ends.

First, the sercurity guards is an ignorgrant.

Second, the deputy is wasting tax money. Well, he gets nothing to do all day long anyway.

Kudos to Mr. Jojola.

Bud Light Presents Real Men of Genius
(Real Men of Genius)

Today we salute you, Mr. Insecure Private Security
(Mr. Insecure Private Security)

Some men look fearsome on camera. Other men find them fearsome, like the Amish.
(They’ll take my spirit away!)

Nothing says “I’m a pussy” like calling the cops for the deadly “man with a camera!”
(Kodak Kop Killers.)

The Soviet appetite for paranoia was legendary. In your case, you can eat a side of Freedom Fries instead of bortch.
(Let’s talk about 9-11)

So crack open an ice cold Bud Light, O’ Harasser of Lensman . Your corporation might be the backbone of American Enterprise, but its back to the USSR for you.
(Mr. Private Security Guard Moron)

CARLOS – don’t miss this video:

6’4″ Cop Bullies 4’11″ Videographer as She Videos a BP Worker Taken Away in Ambulance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pi8R_FUGys

Bravo!

Somebody with video and production skills/gear needs to turn the Colonel’s script into an audio track over on this or any other of these videos.

Well once that deputy shoots his first dog he won’t be putting up with polite photographers anymore.

WAY TO GO JEREMY!!! You are indeed a STUD of a guy!!

The article said in part..

1.) “The deputy ended up telling Jojola to move across the street because he was “ Jeopardizing The Investigation.”

2.) “The deputy ended up backing down.”

3,) “If you’re on public land, you’re on public land,” the deputy responded before walking away with the security guard in tow.”

If you look at those three responses from the Deputy (especially #3), it seems like the Deputy “ALREADY” knew what the law was about photography on public streets.

That being the case, I’ll only give the Deputy half of a “A’tta Boy”! At least half of something is better than nothing. On second thought, because he wasn’t such a pr??k about it I’ll even go as far as two thirds. Ah.. maybe as high as 75%!

Thanks Jeremy.. you get a full 100% “A’tta Boy” from me though.

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That cop was not heavily invested in making the cameraman move. Hands in his pockets, gave up in a few seconds after shrugging and weakly asserting that they had to move. Points to the deputy for not really giving a shit.

UNMH security guards are extremely rude. I hate to go there. They don’t do their job because my son had all his valuables stolen in the emergency room while unconscious.

Why is BCSO even responding there? First of all, UNMH is on University of New Mexico property and under control of the Board of Regents. That makes the police agency of record the University of New Mexico Police Department. Could they not respond? Secondly the UNM campus is in the middle of the city, not even close to the unincorporated areas the sheriff patrols.

True, BCSO do have arrest powers at that location, I just can’t figure out why they would respond to an incident there. I live in the unincorporated county and would like to know why they aren’t on patrol out here. BTW I have never been hassled by BCSO for photography, just by APD numerous times.

KOB TV is a very powerful station, well connected, no cop is going to cross them. Especially sense Guzman had his head handed to him. I wonder how it would have gone if Jojola had been a free lancer or working for west podunk news.

Eh, this may be a quibble, but that cop didn’t tell him to move across the street.

He asked the photog if he could do him a favor and move across the street.

Asked, not told.

Anyway, the photog handled it well and the cop did too.