Arrested for shooting video on public sidewalk at DNC

[Architects of Tomorrow]

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5668622&page=1

[vjpixylight]

The bottom of the page says it all:
A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel.While it is heavy handed, it illustrates the times we live in.
The new media are more like paparazzi than reporter these days:gag:

[Architects of Tomorrow]

The bottom of the page says it all:
While it is heavy handed, it illustrates the times we live in.
The new media are more like paparazzi than reporter these days:gag:

I guess you are right - News is no longer news - It is all slanted towards a biased view :mad: - Corporations with an agenda.

[SteveG]

The new media are more like paparazzi than reporter these days:gag:

I was amazed watching the BBC news the other night, they gatecrashed a company looking for an interview and were foribly ejected. It was normal news story and not one of those undercover documentaries. When people and agencies like the BBC start behaving like paparazzi then anybody with a camera is going to be viewed in the same precautionary manner.

[deepvisual]

isn't it just the case that while its ok for 'them' to put cameras on every street, its not ok for 'us' to video 'them' as they go about 'their' day.

exactly why should politicians be able to do dodgy deals in private with our money?

certainly in the UK the only way you can be guaranteed privacy is to be very rich, then it is a given.

[vjpixylight]

isn't it just the case that while its ok for 'them' to put cameras on every street, its not ok for 'us' to video 'them' as they go about 'their' day.

exactly why should politicians be able to do dodgy deals in private with our money?

certainly in the UK the only way you can be guaranteed privacy is to be very rich, then it is a given.

Well, It isn't us ordinary citizens taking a camera around that is in question here, is it?
I'd say that it's case of government watching our every move, and their cronies in the media watching what they don't pick up.
Let's face it, today there is no guarantee of privacy, and definately no independent media to give us a acurate information...

[asterix]

If he was filming/photographing the inside of the privately owned building, then he is infringing privacy laws, regardless of whether he was standing in a public place. If I stood outside your house and filmed inside your bedroom you'd probably call the cops too. Still, a pretty badly handled arrest given there is a camera and boom capturing it all.

[Gumby]

If he was filming/photographing the inside of the privately owned building, then he is infringing privacy laws, regardless of whether he was standing in a public place. If I stood outside your house and filmed inside your bedroom you'd probably call the cops too. Still, a pretty badly handled arrest given there is a camera and boom capturing it all.

I think i read somewhere that in the UK you can stand outside someone house and film/take pictures as long as you dont go on their property.

[andyvj]

Once i got pink slipped at leeds station whilst taking photos for a photo project
(not a train spotter)
the police took my details/did a check and told me that i couldnt take photos without permission from british rail which is a fair cop
but in the end i didnt get man-handled by a load of police which was nice

[vanakaru]

I was filming in the Stockholm metro last year. Not a big camera but on the tripod. An officer was interested what was I filming. I told him about interesting shadows and textures when train is passing. He said OK as long I do not film people. I got wonderful footage that night. Few passing foot though!

[asterix]

yeah well I also noticed they didn't arrest the camera or sound guy too. You'd think that'd be the first thing they'd go for - but obviously it was a little more involved than that.