Photography is Not a Crime
Public officials are tending to be a lot more 'protective' of their territories and do not want people photographing otherwise public buildings. Here is one such example from
Photography is Not a Crime:
Arizona Man Winds Up Jailed, Unemployed and Homeless After Photographing Courthouse
Raymond Michael Rodden was bored this week, so he drove to downtown Phoenix and began walking around, snapping photos of the federal courthouse and the state capitol with his iPhone.
The 33-year-old man ended up jailed, unemployed and homeless; his iPhone, iPad and Macintosh laptop confiscated as �evidence.�
All because they found it odd he was taking photos at 3 a.m.
�They told me they�re going to keep my computer because they want to see my search history,� he said Saturday evening in a telephone interview with Photography is Not a Crime.
�They wanted to know if I belonged to any extremist groups like the national socialist movement or sovereign citizens. They wanted to know what kind of books I checked out of the library.�
A lot more at the site -- major case of over-reaction. Raymond was using his boss's car and the Police tore it apart looking for explosives. I hope that Raymond gets a couple million from the City of Phoenix for this.
Posted by DaveH at May 12, 2013 12:36 PM