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I’d call the ACLU on this one. If all went as you say, you’re clearly in the right, and cases like this are the ACLU’s bread and butter.

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Taking pictures in public areas of the united states is legal, even of law enforcement. If they harass or arrest you for it, it would constitute censorship. And as an on-looker to a crime that a police officer is committing against a fellow us citizen – you by all means can call them all the obscenities you would like… what a bunch of pigs….

If it was me, I would insist they arrest me. I could use the money, This is a million dollar lawsuit

Nonsense arrests should have reprocussions for the policemen doing them.

I agree – while I’m sympathetic to the difficulties of law enforcement, one cop like this who makes up a law to arrest someone ruins the reputation of 10,000 cops and makes the world that much more difficult for everyone. Of course, there could be more to this story.

They’ve added the officers’ written report to the story – three testimonies.

Yeah, I know what you mean. It’s always the 97 out of a 100 that ruin it for the good cops.

I think everyone’s overreacting a bit. The ACLU doesn’t need to be involved. The officer should be disciplined, and a public apology should be made to the defendant. All charges should be dropped. Not everything requires the courts and the ACLU.

Sorry Jim, any violation of someone rights by a public official requires the courts to be involved.
This man will now have an arrest record that will follow him for the rest of his life and can / will affect everything from jobs to credibility in future disputes.

Jim – sorry a public apology is not enough when someone is arrested and detained. I know several railroad enthusiasts who were detained for questioning because they were taking pictures of trains. They were awarded anywhere from $8,000 to $16,000 depending on the period of time they were detained (2 to 4 hours). In this case $50,000 PLUS a public apology would be appropriate…

You all have NO IDEA at how back-woods, inbred and socially Neanderthal upper East Tennessee really is. A very scary place for normal people!

Not only will this guy get nothing for being falsely arrested, if he even hints about a lawsuit, the local D.A. will have him indicted and convicted of a felony before his lawsuit is even typed-up.

After reading the reports and sworn statements (including citation of the laws and codes for which Conover was charged), not only am I convinced that the officer in question wrongfully arrested Mr. Conover, but basic grammar and the ability to write a cohesive report are not requirements for law enforcement in Tennessee.

“Basic grammar and the ability to write?”

The president of the United States can’t speak proper English. How can we expect anyone to use the proper language?

Go photograph wet lilies Momoko!

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Any idea what the disposition of this case was? It’s well past the posted trial date…

Mike,

This is something I’ve been meaning to update but it has become a rather complicated story.

Charges against Conover for unlawful photography were dropped late last month.

However, because he pissed off the sheriff so much, they created a vendetta against him, which resulted in an altercation with another man.

Conover and his family were forced to move back to Florida. And lawsuits are being threatened on both sides.

And I really can’t get into too much detail here because it’s a really complicated mess right now, and frankly I don’t have the time to sort it out because of my appeal.

However, I do talk to Conover on a regular basis. Just talked to him yesterday, in fact, where he had me talk to his lawyer about my case.

He is a good guy. He just doesn’t put up with shit.

Once I file my appeal, I will sort out all the details in his situation for an article on this blog.

Momoko, you are an idiot.

It’s legal to take pictures of a cop for the same reason it is for celebrities. Both are public figures. If they don’t want their pictures taken they’re probably doing something they shouldn’t be.