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How much should you charge for a photograph?Police Continue To Arrest Reporters And Photojournalists At Occupy Encampments
Police continue to arrest reporters and photojournalists during military-style raids on Occupy encampments throughout the country, including arrests in Denver and Chapel Hill, North Carolina this weekend.
Josh Davis, a student journalist from the University of North Carolina, said he was standing on a public sidewalk outside an abandoned building that had been taken over by Occupy Chapel Hill activists Saturday when police in riot gear and “automatic rifles” came storming in.
He wrote a first person account of his experience here.
The officer who cuffed me was nice enough. Realizing I was a member of the press, he made sure not to damage my camera or escort me straight to the public Chapel Hill Transit bus being used to transport those arrested.
For nearly half an hour, I sat handcuffed with Chapel Hill Herald Reporter Katelyn Ferral, while the Chapel Hill Police aimed their weapons—fingers on the trigger—from the rooftop to the ground.
“Count,” I thought to myself. About 30 officers—some in fatigues, others in riot helmets. What were the guns loaded with? Rubber bullets? Live ammunition?
He also tweeted about his experience after getting out of jail, mentioning an incident where a cop was not so nice.
Most of those arrested were outside the building. At least one camera thrown to ground. Fortunately not mine.
Davis filed a complaint against Chapel Hill police after he was released.
A photojournalist was among 20 people arrested at the Occupy Denver encampment Saturday night during another military-style raid, but details are scarce about that now.
One protester was arrested at 800 16th St. for defacing public property, and the arrests include a photojournalist who does not identify as part of the occupation.
As if that wasn’t unconstitutional enough, a judge forbade citizens attending Sunday’s arraignment from using recording devices or even from jotting down notes.
No attendees were allowed to bring cell phones or bags of any sort into the courtroom or to record any information during the arraignment. This meant that both reporters and the group's internal legal team, who attend the arraignment to transcribe and triple-check arrestees' legal information, were forbidden from taking any notes in the courtroom.
Please send stories, tips and videos to carlosmiller@magiccitymedia.com
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bgw can you not read? He was not in the building, he was outside on a public sidewalk.
Rhetorical question obviously.
bgwillie and the other troll who will not be named have proven time and again the actual facts are of little consequence.
They just need to spew their endless, vile, and ridiculous crap.
Read the original account that was linked by Carlos. It's clear that he went inside the building and was able describe the interior. Just because he wasn't inside when he got arrested doesn't negate his earlier act of criminal trespass.
Here is a quote from his story:
"Yes, a private building was being squatted by a group of activists. But a community affairs officer could easily have walked in, asked some questions, and issued a warning."
Seriously? Get real.
"About 20 young people were hanging out around the building when I arrived. Its garage door had been pried open and balanced on a long wooden beam. Inside stood a small shelf full of books, handmade banners and a few ‘Occupiers’—the only details in an otherwise dusty grey and empty space."
Given the size of most garage doors, this is all information he could have gathered simply looking in from the street. It's not clear at all that he actually entered, and in fact there's no evidence to support that claim.
Trespass is also just a ticketable offense in many areas, especially for first time offenders.
Whether they can or not is irrelevant to the point of whether it's justified or not. You're pointing something out that isn't even being debated.
It's obvious that the brutal crime of trespassing justifies the use of cops with riot gear and assault rifles.
They have to justify all the federal money they received post-9/11 to combat terrorism.
Should they have come in wearing scrubs instead? Sorry they were well equipped. How dare they take steps to maintain their safety against a potentially hostile crowd.
Can you name one instance in any of the Occupy movements throughout the country where the activists laid traps for the cops?
There are members of the "Black Bloc" that have attached themselves to this movement. These anarchists have shown in the past that they are willing to commit violence against the police.
There have been multiple instances of protesters setting up barricades and throwing items at the police. Hell that have been multiple issues within the Occupy movement who have been concerned with the Black Bloc hijacking the movement and committing acts of violence.
There were plenty of incidents of protesters throwing objects at police in Oakland. An officer got his face slashed by another protester at Occupy San Francisco.
You could have just said "no."
The "Black Block" are probably undercover cops trying to stir up trouble giving cops an excuse to move in.
I hope you don't have that tinfoil hat screwed on too tight.
I don't think the guy tossing around unsubstantiated "Black Bloc" references in the first place gets to accuse anyone else of tinfoil hattery.
Educate yourself please:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57319036/is-black-bloc-hijacking-occ...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/15/rome-protests-black-blo...
http://blog.sfgate.com/inoakland/2011/11/10/occupy-oakland-general-assem...
Speculation about alleged-maybe-"black bloc" tactics in Europe and Oakland has absolutely nothing to do with establishing any credible threat in North Carolina.
You're trying to use speculation about entirely different places to back up your own unjustified speculation. That just verifies your need to be mindful of tinfoil hat insinuations.
It happened in Toronto it happened in Seattle. You know it happens. Standard cop method.
They did it because they can and they don't care if civilians cry about it, they care about their safety, the crying civilians is just a bonus.
This is one of the biggest problems affecting police credibility today. This perception that they are in a war and the rest of us citizens are the enemy.
Yes, it's true there are a lot of people who would shoot cops if confronted, but those are usually people already wanted for violent crimes.
What ever happened to basic communication?
Cops think they are getting the upper-hand when dealing with citizens as if they are the enemy, but they are continually losing respect and credibility from law-abiding citizens.
CARLOS IS RIGHT.....THE MORE POLICE ACT LIKE AN OCCUPYING ARMY THE LESS THE CITIZENS RESPECT AND LIKE THEM. AND WHO ARE THE POLICE? THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, FATHERS. I WISH THEY WOULD JUST REMEMBER THAT AND STOP ACTING LIKE THEY BELONG TO SOME ELITE GROUP THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE REST OF US!!!
Basic communication? So those occupy protesters would have just come on out if the police had said pretty please?
Have you noticed that Oakland PD has spent three days giving the protesters notice that they have to stop camping at their site? And yet they are still there and refusing to leave. So when the cops have to go in and physically remove them (again) will you accuse the cops of not communicating enough?
The Occupy smucks knew that they were breaking the law when they broke into the building.
"Cops think they are getting the upper-hand when dealing with citizens as if they are the enemy, but they are continually losing respect and credibility from law-abiding citizens."
These were not law-abiding citizens.
I agree, Mr. Miller. Presumably you are one of us "law-abiding citizens". So, I'm guessing that you meant to say "... when dealing with citizens as if WE are the enemy...".
Oh no these idiots we are arresting are not going to respect us, what are we going to do now.
; )
J Tard says:
"How dare they take steps to maintain their safety against a potentially hostile crowd."
Well J Tard,
If they weren't douchebag felons with badges, fists full of 'roids, tiny peckers and totally brain dead, they would never face hostility in the first place.
Bringing in a SWAT team is fine for a situation that is already violent. Doing so when there is no violence or credible threat thereof, however, means the police are introducing violence where none existed before.
But you're right. They bought all those shiny new toys, they feel like they have to use them. That's why we should be taking them away.
Can someone please explain how it is possible to (criminally) trespass on abandoned property?
Seriously?
Just because a location is not being used does not mean that the owner gives up their rights. If you move out of your house and put it up for sale, can I just move in?
If you have a couple of acres of property can I just decide to go camping on it?
Depends on the adverse possession laws in the jurisdiction and if the owner (not the police) complains about it.
Well, Google Savant, that doesn't really address the issue of whether or not the actual property owners complained of trespassing.
It looks like you just wanted an excuse to express your unsupported opinion of the "anarchists," which isn't really relevant either.
That is exactly the kind of specious, ignorant response I would expect from a police officer.
My question was actually rhetorical. JL - I suggest you look up the legal definition of "abandoned."
It's not actually clear that the property owner even complained, which would make it trespassing.
I figure that I should post this story again.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/141749/37/Occupy-Protestors-Say-Thanks-...
There may be genuine troublemakers at activist events. However...... as long as agent provocateurs are used you can not know for sure, unless you know for sure. If we had a non-tyrannical government that didn't use state sponsored troublemakers and paid provocateurs things could be viewed different, but that is not the reality of the situation. We must not be pro-criminal, but we must not be pro-tyranny either.
The evidence of government sponsored troublemakers is overwhelmimg. Spanning decades. Church committee findings. Pike committee findings. It is a shame but this is what a plutocracy looks like.
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