Tag Archives: photography is not a crime

A win for the good guys. Supreme Court rejects plea to ban taping of police in Illinois: The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Cook County state’s attorney to allow enforcement of a law prohibiting people from recording … Continue reading →

NY Times – ‘See, Officer, I Can Too Take That Picture’: In an ideal world, there wouldn’t be anything exceptional about this statement. But nothing has been ideal for photographers since 9/11. The mere invocation of “security” seems to trump … Continue reading →

NY Times – You Can Photograph That Federal Building: Under the settlement, announced Monday by the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Federal Protective Service said that it would inform its officers and employees in writing of the “public’s general … Continue reading →

Michael Silence – Media protest Fed poster: photogs = terrorists: The National Press Photographers’ Association is protesting a Transportation Security Administration poster and counter card depicting a photographer as a terrorist. The poster shows someone in a dark hooded sweatshirt … Continue reading →

Good news. Graber was filming his motorcycle ride when a cop pulled him over. The camera kept rolling during the arrest and Graber posted the video on the Internet. He was charged with wiretapping for videotaping his own arrest. Today … Continue reading →

Instapundit gets the word out to Popular Mechanics readers. Legally, it’s pretty much always okay to take photos in a public place as long as you’re not physically interfering with traffic or police operations. As Bert Krages, an attorney who … Continue reading →

An internet activist’s war against police brutality: But if the blog has become an easy venue for people to vent their negative feelings on cops, it has also demonstrably helped in saving those who otherwise would have been found guilty … Continue reading →