Reply #37: Loitering, disorderly conduct, interfering with a peace officer, disturbing the peace...

[951-Riverside]

Obstructing a peace officer, interfering with an investigation, etc are all crimes. Of course the OP failed to detail the specifics of the charges he faced or if he had prior convictions for similar conduct.

In the first instance the OP could have simply walked away and filed a complaint against the officers instead he chose to do otherwise and by his own admission convicted and placed on probation. I hope any media agency that decides to pick up this story do a little research before jumping on this story.

I had been placed on a one-year probation after my first arrest because a biased judge allowed improper evidence during my trial. He allowed the prosecutor to introduce portions of my blog to convince the jury that I hate cops, which is why I got myself arrested, even though that blog did not exist at the time of my arrest.

I'd love to learn about which part of the blog they cited in their case also the OP's blog is publicly accessible, not sure why he would think that couldn't be used as evidence. In any case overly aggressive photographers (and there are 3 or 4 in every major city) make it increasingly difficult for professional photographers who don't have an axe to grind to make a decent living.