DUer RagingInMiami WON the Sun Sentinel Best of Blogs!

[EFerrari]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7793456&mesg_id=7838752

http://interactive.sun-sentinel.com/community/ssblogcontest/index-win.php

'Way to go, Carlos! 'Way to go, DU!

PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT A CRIME


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His original OP:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7793456&mesg_id=7793456

[laughingliberal]

1. K & R nt

[EFerrari]

4. I can't believe it. There was a big push at the very end

for these two other blogs. But DU kept voting and apparently, lol, so did a LOT of other people! :party:

It's so nice to see good progressive work recognized. :toast:

[NanceGreggs]

2. Congrats to Raging!!!

:yourock: :applause: :patriot:

[leftstreet]

3. K&R

[EFerrari]

6. So, cool, leftstreet.

:)

[Fumesucker]

5. K&R

[Bozita]

7. Kudos for Carlos and his painful experiences with the 1st Amendment in Miami

K&R

[EFerrari]

8. I'm so proud of him, Boz. Pride isn't the right word.

They beat him up and he came back nimbly to defend himself in court AND he put up this great blog.

That's remarkable.

[Bozita]

13. 1st Amendment enforcers are truly heroes. They get their asses pounded, their equipment smashed, and

... then there's that jail thing. Add in the lawyers' fees and the wasted time.

Carlos is a hero. All of us should acknowledge him.

[EFerrari]

14. He had to take over his own defense, law library and all.

Howard Zinn is smiling. lol

[HCE SuiGeneris]

9. A well deserved triumph for honesty and investigative reporting.

WTG, sir!

[madrchsod]

10. cool.....!!!!!

and it puts a few in their place.....

it`s always great when one of our members receives an award for their dedication.

[EFerrari]

11. The Miami PD smashed his head on the ground for no reason.

This is a little bit of making that right. Of people standing tall together. :loveya:

[Shell Beau]

12. Awesome!

[appal_jack]

15. Righteous!

Way to go Carlos!

Thank you for standing up for the 1st Amendment! May others follow in your path! (preferably minus the police brutality...)

:patriot: :yourock: :headbang: :fistbump: :hug: :toast: :beer: :)

-app

[friendly_iconoclast]

16. K&R Well done, sir!

Illegetimi non carborundum, indeed!

[Lisa0825]

17. I am so happy for you Carlos!!!

In my mind, you were standing up for ME when you stood up for your rights! Keep fighting the good fight! THANK YOU for being one of the few people in the country with the guts and determination to stand up for all of us!

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

18. He did it!

:rofl:

:toast:

[Bluebear]

19. Photography is not a crime!!! Way to go!

[EFerrari]

20. kICK

[bleever]

21. K&R.

:thumbsup:

[Canuckistanian]

22. Bravo!

You can't keep a good DUer down!

[EFerrari]

32. Maybe you can get him down but you can't keep him quiet!

lol

[KingFlorez]

23. *applause*

Very well deserved win.

[gvstn]

24. Congratulations! Carlos.

I'm really glad that Carlos posted over here at DU about the contest. It got me looking at his blog and hence recommending it.

His work is so important even if you don't care about photography. It is bad enough that legislatures are eroding our rights by passing actual laws to curtail our freedom of motion, but when police officers start creating problems by lying to citizens about which rights they still have and get away with it then we've gone over the edge.

Carlos actually takes the time and makes the effort to stand up for his rights when it would be so much easier to walk away and comply with an unlawful order. In fighting back he spends time and money and of course he gets an unwarranted police record (despite eventually being vindicated). His thanks? He gets ridiculed as a troublemaker.

Thank you Carlos for sweating the medium stuff and challenging the police and the courts to actually read the law and uphold it. If not for you defending photography and challenging authority when you know they are overstepping their role, police abuses in Miami would be allowed to escalate without anyone being made aware or eventual slap-downs being administered. I appreciate your efforts.

Kudos on your win and thanks for your blog that helps keep people informed of incidents that are not widely publicized. :)

[Bozita]

25. I wish I'd written that. But, I didn't. You did.

Well done!

:fistbump:

[Lisa0825]

26. Excellent summation!

And welcome to DU! :pals:

[EFerrari]

31. Carlitos is the troublemaker Howard Zinn spent a lifetime encouraging.

"the voices of ordinary people, of rebels, of dissidents, of women, of black people, of Asian-Americans, of immigrants, of socialists and anarchists and troublemakers of all kinds” -- HZ

:party:

[lib_wit_it]

27. Congrats and thanks, Carlos! And great job, DU for the support!

[Kalun D]

28. Congrats Carlos

I voted for you

kick and rec

[sabrina 1]

29. Excellent! I just read a little about what he has been

doing and he is a hero imho. I am so glad he won the contest.

K&R and congrats for winning not only the contest but the court cases which I agree were fought for everyone.

[EFerrari]

37. Imho, the larger victory was communicating how wrong it is

for our journalists to be so mistreated AND to muster support for that position. Especially in this country and especially at this moment.

[sabrina 1]

40. Yes, I agree ~ a very important point. I wish there were more

like him ~

[inna]

30. awesome!!

:yourock:

[northofdenali]

33. CARLOS ROCKS!! CARLOS ROCKS!! CARLOS ROCKS!!

Going to the other posts now.

WOW!! :yourock::thumbsup::patriot::thumbsup::yourock:

LOVE YOU CARLOS!!

[Agony]

34. Nice! Way to Go! Congrats! Carlos!

http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm

The Photographer’s Right

A Downloadable Flyer Explaining Your Rights When Stopped or Confronted for Photography

[EFerrari]

35. Kick

[upi402]

36. Grats! n/t

[EFerrari]

38. Himself. A little light during a dark time. Thanks, RIM.

[RagingInMiami]

39. Thanks everybody!

You guys rock!

[EFerrari]

42. What are you thinking right now?

What's next?

[bear425]

55. So do you!

Thanks for all you do to stand up for our civil rights. You are truly an example of courage and determination. :hug:

[Swamp Rat]

41. Great!

:applause:

[jannyk]

43. Congrats Carlos!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause:

[Heidi]

44. Congratulations, Carlos!

:thumbsup:

:yourock:

:kick:

[Solly Mack]

45. That's great!!!!

K/R

[Macoy]

47. Woot

Woot! way to go!!


Macoy

[malaise]

46. Excellent

He earned this big time. :applause:

[proud2BlibKansan]

48. Awesome!

Congratulations!!

[blm]

49. Big Applause.

.

[Soylent Brice]

50. CONGRATULATIONS!!

:party:

[pleah]

51. K&R Congratulations!

:yourock:

[Blue_Tires]

52. congrats!

[Vidar]

53. Congratulations Raging.

[jonnyblitz]

54. Congrats to you, raging in Miami! I remember meeting you in NYC at an anti-war

at an anti-war nevent a few years back!

I also remember when you discussed going to Cuba with Jessica Mitford's son when he went to bring and/or tune pianos.

I hope you have been well! :hi

[sonias]

56. Congratulations RagingInMiami!

:applause: :toast: :bounce:


:kick:

[Loki]

57. Thank you Carlos

Thank you for your courage and dedication to being a witness to injustice, no matter where it comes from. This should never be punishable as a crime in this country. We have to change this. We should all be witnesses.

[nyc 4 Biden]

58. Congrats Bro!

Glad our votes helped!

And by the way Phuck the Phins!

[Synnical]

59. Congrats, Carlos. n/t

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[SharonRB]

60. Congrats, Carlos!

[alfredo]

61. congrats!!

[Michigan-Arizona]

62. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

63. Congratulations and

:applause:

[graywarrior]

64. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I am so not surprised!

[crim son]

65. And man, did he earn it!

Congrats, RIM!

[Call Me Wesley]

66. Congrats!

Well deserved! :thumbsup:

[amborin]

67. Congratulations to Raging!

[Robeson]

68. Congrats!....

...:fistbump:

[immoderate]

69. Good show!

--imm

[TuxedoKat]

70. Hurray!

I voted for you! Glad to hear that you won. :)

[Generic Other]

71. CHEERS!!!!

YAY!

:bounce:

[EFerrari]

74. This is just *too* cool.

lol



:hi:

[pitohui]

72. wow congratulations !!!!!

his work takes a lot of courage and he has certainly earned this recognition

[KansDem]

73. Congratulations!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[enigmatic]

75. Congrats, Carlos!

:toast:

[EFerrari]

76. And truly to DU, too, because this wasn't a one click shot.

It was an effort that spanned days and DUers came through. :loveya:

[Blue Owl]

77. Ya mean RadarOnline didn't win???

Just kidding -- Congrats RadarInMiami! You really earned it.

[EFerrari]

78. This is the best story out of Florida I've *ever* read on DU.

:)

[Ignis]

79. Outstanding! K&R.

:patriot:

[BrklynLiberal]

80. CONGRATULATIONS!!! yet another celebrity in our midst!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Control-Z]

81. Fantastic!

At this particular moment in time, it makes me smile just to read "DUer" and "won" in the same sentence. :woohoo:

[Juneboarder]

82. Go Carlos!

I can't believe the comments that Matty made. I have a term for that... SORE LOSER. Great job Carlos! :)

[valerief]

83. How wonderful!

:applause:

[XanaDUer]

84. From a former Miamian

Congratulations!

[nashville_brook]

85. RAWK!

[Luciferous]

86. Congratulations!

[beac]

87. Congratulations!

:applause:

[mfcorey1]

88. congrats

:toast:

[grahamhgreen]

89. Congrats!!!