Photojournalist Posts Video Of Her Arrest

November 18, 2011 @ 2:21PM

Photojournalist Posts Video Of Her Arrest

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Jennifer Weiss, one of the ten journalists arrested during Tuesday's Occupy Wall Street rally, just posted a video of her arrest.

The Agance France Presse photojournalist was thrown into the same paddy wagon as Jared Malsin, who also recorded his arrest. His video is below.

Both journalists repeatedly told the officer they were with the press, but that did not make a difference.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's spokesman tried to justify the arrests by saying they had no press credentials.

But the videos showed they were not breaking the law.

Comments

WayUpNorth

6 months ago

Credentials? CREDENTIALS !? We don' got to show you no STEENKENG CREDENTIALS !

Johnny Law

6 months ago

Guess he should have stayed out of the street.

Jan Rooth

6 months ago

What the hell are you talking about? Both reporters were very clearly on the sidewalk, not in the street.

Frank

6 months ago

Probable cause is whatever Johnny Law sez it is.

Norwegian Chap

6 months ago

He is doing his job, just like the officers in the street.

YOU DO NOT ARREST A JOURNALIST FOR COVERING A STORY!

editguy

6 months ago

Even if they were....since when is it illegal to be in a street?

Johnny Law

6 months ago

Pretty much all the time. That's why we build those fancy sidewalks.

MiamiSG

6 months ago

Did you watch the video? It's pretty clear in the 2nd video they are on the sidewalk. What's your defense now?

Brandt Hardin

6 months ago

Rights like Freedom of Press are some of the basic requirements our Founding Fathers based our ENTIRE legal and political systems on. These rights are being endangered and flat-out violated by denying access to Occupy events to witness the police brutality going on in the police state we are being subjected to. Raise your voice and concern and defend the rights we are entitled to by spreading the word with these free posters I designed on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/11/propaganda-for-occupy-movemen...