Chicago Officer: "Your First Amendment rights can be terminated"

[DAUC]

Pretty sure this one checks all the boxes: Chicago cops, 1st amendment violations, and.... Eric Holder?



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"Your First Amendment rights can be terminated," yells the Chicago police officer, caught on video right before arresting two journalists outside a Chicago hospital. One, an NBC News photographer, was led away in handcuffs essentially for taking pictures in a public place. He was released only minutes later, but the damage was done. Chicago cops suffered an embarrassing "caught on tape" moment, and civil rights experts who say cops are unfairly cracking down on citizens with cameras had their iconic moment.

Tales of reporters, protestors and citizen journalists being threatened or arrested for filming law enforcement officials during disputes are on the rise, critics say, with Occupy Wall Street protests a lightning rod for these incidents. The National Press Photographers Association claims it has documented 70 such arrests since September and, in May, called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to focus attention on the issue.

"The First Amendment has come under assault on the streets of America," the photography association said in a letter to Holder that was also signed by several other interest groups. "Police have arrested dozens of journalists and activists simply for attempting to document political protests in public spaces.”

 

[Emperor]

Well the problem with this is this policeman is a moron at jump street. Judging by the way he talks, he has no idea of what the 1st Amendment is.

However, I hope these cases continue against the media in this country so they may wake up and realize that those of us willing to stand up for the 2nd Amendment are also willing to protect the only Amendment that ever seems to matter to them.

 

[LA_Huntsman]

people should realize that cops can do what they want to at that specific point in time... It's not like someone's gonna jump out the back of their car and let them know they're violating your rights...

 

[Yrdawg]

people should realize that cops can do what they want to at that specific point in time... It's not like someone's gonna jump out the back of their car and let them know they're violating your rights...

Trunk Monkey would handle up on that

 

[Bayoupiper]

[/B]Trunk Monkey would handle up on that

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[762NATO]

 

[XD-GEM]

[/B]Trunk Monkey would handle up on that

I'm SO going to get me a 1st Amendment Trunk Monkey. I might even get a 2nd Amendment Trunk Monkey as well.

 

[Yrdawg]

Good on Trunk Monkey...and y'all please stop all this cop bashing.

PS
Really glad I don't have Yrdawg on my DL