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Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by Jason C. Romero

Jason C. Romero — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:17:55 +0000

Well, like I said, it was cold, so I kept accidentally putting my hands in my pockets after he told me to keep my hands visible. After the third time he said, “You know I'm going to have to frisk you now,” and I complied.

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by Jason C. Romero

Jason C. Romero — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:16:49 +0000

Awesome. ( ^ _ ^ ) Thanks! I knew the intarwebz would come through for me.

P.S. I updated that link. ( ^ _ ^ )

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by Jonathan Quimbly

Jonathan Quimbly — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:11:30 +0000

Whoops, my first link shoulda been-

http://schwablearningforumarchive.greatschools….

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by jonquimbly

jonquimbly — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:10:28 +0000

You're in IL, right? According to this link, Illinois is a single-party notification state in practice, but two-party by law. I take this to mean that you are free under the law to covertly record conversations, including the police (search in the page for 'Illinois', there's good info)-

http://ask.metafilter.com/53664/Can-I-record-po…;

Best thing to do is, contact your local ACLU branch, tell them what happened, and ask if you are permitted to record conversations with the police.

Another discussion of whether IL allows recording of cops-

http://ask.metafilter.com/53664/Can-I-record-po…;

Next time you're out shooting anything that cops will find interesting, I suggest you enable your iPhone's screen-lock feature – do this prior to running the recorder app. Once you've started recording, turn off the display (or let it time out) and stick it in a thin outer pocket of your jacket or pants.

The screen lock will prevent the cops from illegally searching your phone. Cops are generally required, under current case law, to obtain a warrant or court order prior to searching the contents of a phone or computer.

Learn the laws around photography so you can stand up to police intimidation. There are some great sites focusing on the kind of encounter you experienced with the police. Photography Is Not a Crime (http://carlosmiller.com/) is a good jumping-off point, with links to many other sites.

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by NoelArmourson

NoelArmourson — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:49:30 +0000

If your description of events is accurate, it sounds like the officer had no probable cause for any search.

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by Discarted Blog

Discarted Blog — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:18:54 +0000

No, what the cops did was totally out of line.We posted on your story here.

http://bit.ly/9oJY9s

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by yasmar62

yasmar62 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:52:57 +0000

our hard earned tax money at work

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by Angie Andriot

Angie Andriot — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:23:39 +0000

Obviously they feared you might discover the Secret of the Smoke Stacks and harness the power for your own evil plans of world domination.

Comment on So, I got stopped by some cops for taking some pictures. by Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:38:26 +0000

That's insane and weird. Keep it up. More for the ethnology.

Comment on Main by Frank C. Tannehill

Frank C. Tannehill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:30:57 +0000

Think Geek is also one of my favorite sites. I checked out Boing Boing and I really like it so thank you for that. I really appreciate a constant blogger and although you don't post too often you do post great stuff so keep doing it.
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