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Posts from January 2011

1 year ago

New Jersey Cops Threaten Man With Arrest for Videotaping Them

  I got back from Colombia late last night and I know I have a lot to catch up on. The first video that needs to be posted was recorded in Wildwood, New Jersey last year, but it's only coming to light now. Wildwood police were harassing a man on a boardwalk for wearing the words "Fuck, I'm Lemne" on a t-shirt, which is a First Amendment violation in itself. "Put the camera away or I'm going [...]

1 year ago

Police Raid Home of Los Angeles Teen Who Was Bailed Out Last Month

Just over a month after he was bailed out of jail by a Google engineer, Jeremy Marks was rudely awakened by almost 30 Los Angeles police officers who raided his home, seizing computers, cell phones and cameras as they ransacked his family's home. The incident took place Wednesday, according to a website called Liberation, which bills itself as the "newspaper for socialism and liberation." So far, [...]

1 year ago

Homeland Security Publishes New Directive Regarding Public Photography

I wish I had more time to elaborate on this New York Times article, but I have to head out in five minutes and this is important enough to just post a link. [...]

1 year ago

Hiking Through the Jungles of Colombia

    I know I have a lot to catch up on as far as First Amendment, police abuse and photographers' rights stories go, but I've had very little internet access and even less time to actually write stories. But this video where I'm hiking through the mountainous jungles of Colombia will give you an idea of what I've been up to. I shot this outside a pueblo called Anolaima, which is about a [...]

1 year ago

Phil Mocek's Video Still Infuriating Despite his Legal Victory Against TSA

    I've been pretty much off my computer these last two days, traveling through various Colombian mountain towns, spending time with family and taking excellent photos and videos. Tonight, I am dead-tired and was planning on calling it an early night because I have to wake up early to visit some Colombian salt mines. But after viewing Phil Mocek's video that got him arrested [...]

1 year ago

Man Cleared of All Charges Stemming From TSA Arrest over Video

Phillip Mocek, the man who taught us that we do not need identification to board a plane, was found not guilty today of disorderly conduct, concealing his identification and refusing to obey a police officer. Mocek, a frequent traveler, attempted to board a plane on Nov. 15, 2009 in Albuquerque without having to show his identification.   He most likely had his ID. He just didn't want to [...]

1 year ago

Man Arrested for Videotaping Cops in Florida

A man was arrested in Florida for videotaping police officers in another clear case where cops have no clue of the laws they are supposed to enforce. The incident occurred in the Tampa area Saturday night when William Kilgore began videotaping Tarpon Springs officers arresting somebody for drugs. After noticing he was being videotaped, the cop walked up to Kilgore and demanded the tape as [...]

1 year ago

Man Arrested at MIA for Taking Photos

Update: NBC Miami reports that the man was charged with loitering and prowling and also owns a video production company. Just five days before I tested the Transportation Security Administration photography policy by videotaping a checkpoint at Miami International Airport, a man was arrested at the same airport for taking photos of "sensitive areas." It is not clear on what charges he was [...]

1 year ago

Wackenhut Security Guard Harasses Photog in Front of BoA Building

  Photography is Not a Crime readers have done a tremendous job of helping me run this site by constantly sending me tips, stories and videos pertaining to photographers' rights. Every once in a while, some slip under my radar because I'm busy when I receive it, so I file it away, intending to get to it later and then I just get more tips and unintentionally forget about the prior tip. Today, [...]

1 year ago

Testing Out TSA Photography Policy on Flight to Colombia (Videos)

So I flew into Colombia Sunday where I will stay two weeks, enjoying time with my family that lives down here. Naturally, I would not allow a golden opportunity like this to pass without testing the photography policy at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint of Miami International Airport. I even tested the policy on videography in the customs area of El Dorado Airport in [...]

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