Man Arrested For Unlawful Photography - taking a picture of a cop

[Clear Blue Sky]

Nearly everyone carries a cell phone and it’s hard to find one without that camera feature. It’s convenient when you want to take that impromptu photo, but a Tri-Cities area man ended up behind bars after snapping a shot of a Johnson County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop.

The cell phone photographer says the arrest was intimidation, but the deputy says he feared for his life.

“Here’s a guy who takes me out of the car and arrests me in front of my kids. For what? To take a picture of a police officer?” said Scott Conover.

A Johnson County sheriff’s deputy arrested Scott Conover for unlawful photography.

“He says you took a picture of me. It’s illegal to take a picture of a law enforcement officer,” said Conover.

Conover took a picture of a sheriff’s deputy on the side of the road on a traffic stop. Conover was stunned by the charge.

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http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/man_arrested_for_unlawful_photography/11576/

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Homeland Security run amok

It's now illegal to take pictures of cops. Swell.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Well alrighty then, someone needs to arrest Google

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&q=policeman&revid=462613927&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=1

[sasquatch]

3. Sue his ass off and take his badge away from him

[wildbilln864]

6. I second that!

Sue the asshole! Since when is it illegal to photograph a cop? :grr:

[SoCalDem]

4. Does the AP know about this?? They take pics of cops all the time.. n/t

[JFN1]

5. I have two cops in my family

and they both think they are GODS...my brother (a city cop) and my uncle (a State cop) get special event plates for their vehicles every year that are only available to cops. That way (my brother told me) he can speed anytime he wants without worry of being pulled over.

We don't really get along...

[sam sarrha]

9. my brother is a retired Police Captain....

:donut:

[Clovis Sangrail]

7. I keep meaning to write a panic button app

for my phone... basically something that auto uploads all of my pictures to the net.

[dipsydoodle]

8. My name's Friday

I'm a cup.



Plenty of pics on google.

[Ian David]

10. People have been down this road before

The first article on my arrest for taking photos of Miami cops
Topic started by RagingInMiami on Feb-27-07 12:02 PM (96 replies)
Last modified by Commie Pinko Dirtbag on Mar-02-07 09:17 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=300122


I was beat up, handcuffed and arrested by Miami police after photographing them against their wishes
Topic started by RagingInMiami on Feb-23-07 11:11 AM (331 replies)
Last modified by MindPilot on Feb-25-07 11:41 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=272761


General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) forum
Man Arrested For Taking Cellphone Photo Of Police Activity
Topic started by pbartch on Aug-02-06 04:23 PM (23 replies)
Last modified by mark414 on Aug-03-06 04:12 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1801875

Arrested for taking a pic of a cop arresting someone else
Topic started by Twist_U_Up on Jul-29-06 05:34 PM (18 replies)
Last modified by pitohui on Jul-29-06 07:30 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=1765070



See also:

STUDENT BUSTED FOR TAKING COP PICTURES
Friday, July 28, 2006 - FreeMarketNews.com
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=17667


Cell Phone Picture Called Obstruction Of Justice
Man Arrested For Shooting Photo Of Police Activity
POSTED: 6:41 pm EDT July 25, 2006
UPDATED: 11:58 am EDT July 31, 2006
http://www.nbc10.com/news/9574663/detail.html


Slashdot | Citizen Photographers v. The Police?
Anthony Boyd is one of the readers whose inclination to believe the police is mitigated by the facts as reported in the case of Philadelphia's Neftaly Cruz: ...
http://backslash.slashdot.org/backslash/06/07/31/195248.shtml

[tbyg52]

11. If it really is illegal, it shouldn't be.

They're *our* employees, working out in public. End of story.

[pegleg]

12. Absolutely! nt

[ladjf]

13. The question is, is there a law on the books of that County stating

that it's illegal to photograph a cop at work?

And, if it is illegal, then the law should be changed.