Carlos Miller Arrested (Again) For Perfectly Legal Photography

Found on Techdirt on Tuesday, 29 January 2013
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Thanks to an enforced climate of fear, law enforcement and security agencies remain deeply suspicious of photography in public places. Despite the fact that most public places are now covered in cameras erected by law enforcement and security, the prevailing view seems to be that a member of the public "armed" with a camera is a threat that should be dealt with immediately.

So, the end result is nothing illegal occurred and yet, two people were cuffed and delivered to the police department and handed a $100 fine for "loud noise," most of which was actually created by the three security guards.

Looks like these days all you need to be hired for some sort of pseudo-security job is a history as a school bully.