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Virginia Cop Detains Washington D.C. Television News Videographer [Title Shortened]
Photography is Not a Crime.com ^
| April 21, 2015
| Carlos Miller
Posted on 04/23/2015 4:40:11 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
A Virginia police officer detained a television news videographer Tuesday because his camera vest could have been tactical gear.
The incident was captured on cell phone video by veteran investigator reporter Russ Ptacek from WUSA9, who posted it on Twitter along with photos of the detainment. The video is posted below.
The cop was from the Arlington County Police Department, part of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: cop; darpa; donutwatch; leo; policestate
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To: heartwood
Just Arlington, apparently - which I suspect is secretly part of Maryland anyway.
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:06:04 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
To: equaviator
Who took the picture of this cop and photographer? Did the cop harrass that photographer as well?Um, NO...because he wasn't wearing a FISHING VEST! Pay attention man. /s
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:18:46 AM PDT
by
Mich Patriot
(Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown were judged by the content of their character.)
To: Mich Patriot
To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
Behan: All right, all of you are under arrest.
Wyatt: I don’t think I’ll let you arrest us today, Behan.
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:22:13 AM PDT
by
envisio
(I ain't here long... I'm out of napalm and .22 bullets.)
To: apoliticalone
Sad thing is, had he been wearing a towel on his head, the cop wouldn’t DARE accost him for fear of being accused of profiling and getting sued for discrimination.
And the mussies know this...
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:28:41 AM PDT
by
envisio
(I ain't here long... I'm out of napalm and .22 bullets.)
To: WayneS
Only for those with a conservative record.
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:44:11 AM PDT
by
SpeakerToAnimals
(I hope to earn a name in battle)
To: Bucky14
And being forced to wash police cars because you wore military surplus clothing is unconstitutional. The police should have been fired.
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:51:00 AM PDT
by
hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
To: 2111USMC
It could have easily been a bullet-roof vest with an arsenal of high capacity clips and ammunition hidden in the baggy pockets . . .
but it wasnt
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posted on
04/23/2015 6:54:15 AM PDT
by
ßuddaßudd
(>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: Reno89519
I remember an incident in Florida several years ago where a guy was arrested for impersonating a cop. The guy was wearing a ball cap which said, “LAPD.”
I hope he sued.
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posted on
04/23/2015 7:02:34 AM PDT
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(Hitlery Rotten Clinton should be in a federal prison, NOT in the Oval Office.)
To: equaviator
The reporter took it using his smart phone. It was his photographer who has his hands up.
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posted on
04/23/2015 7:19:54 AM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: Timber Rattler
Too bad they weren’t on live at the scene.
To: hoosierham
I think it was more because we made fun of the LEO and made him feel sad. Small town cops.
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posted on
04/23/2015 8:02:58 AM PDT
by
Bucky14
(And I would have gotten away with it too, if not for you meddling kids!)
To: 2111USMC
Mr. GG2 wears a tactical vest all the time for CC. And tactical pants and shoes.
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posted on
04/23/2015 9:15:31 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: SpeakerToAnimals
Excellent.
But we’re running out of options.
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posted on
04/23/2015 10:03:43 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
To: R. Scott
Not too bright
That's a basic employment requirement.
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