[Grut]

If he ID'd himself the charges are warranted. But if not, it sounds a little too big brother to me.

I'd like to see the specifics on those concealed weapons charges, too. Any bets they were jack knives, or something similar? If so, I'd begin to smell a distinct odor of bull--it about the whole thing.

Photographing lawful protesters is pretty objectionable.

[CheyennePress]

Photographing objectors is objectionable? How so?

[Mr. Brightside]

I don't see a problem with photographing protesters.

If you are doing something in public, how can you complain that someone is taking your picture? They were protesting to gain attention, right?

No different than someone giving a speech in public. Can they complain because a law enforcement officer tapes the speech?

Regardless, I don't like the idea of someone getting treated more severely for assaulting a plain clothes cop than assaulting me.

[tgslTakoma]

Photographing lawful protesters is pretty objectionable.

Yeah, it rates right up there with not sorting your recyclables.

There oughta be a law...

If they didn't want anyone photographing them, why did they stage their protest out on a public street?

If they wanted privacy they should have held their protest in their mom's basement.

I don't think protesters can claim an expectation of privacy while banging pots and pans and yelling what some people might consider objectionable words, on a public throughway.