ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors

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[ConservativeMan55]

Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic Senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown's Palace Hotel.

[ConservativeMan55]

On a public sidewalk no less.

Very disturbing.

[mware]

Didn’t a reporter get arrested on the convention floor in ‘68?

[Dilbert San Diego]

What exactly are the charges, if they are taking pictures in a public place? The paparazzi (sp?) take pictures in public.

[Dilbert San Diego]

What exactly are the charges, if they are taking pictures in a public place? The paparazzi (sp?) take pictures in public.

[ConservativeMan55]

I saw the video of that of Dan Rather being shoved.

[TexasNative2000]

From the story online;

"Eslocker and his ABC News colleagues are spending the week investigating the role of corporate lobbyists and wealthy donors at the convention for a series of Money Trail reports on ABC World News with Charles Gibson."

I'm just sayin'......

[Blood of Tyrants]

They will allow people to publicly call for the murder of Michelle Malkin but don’t DARE take pictures of the money people.

[ConservativeMan55]

"A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel."

[Red Badger]

A disturbance in the force.....I sense a lawsuit.........

[Blood of Tyrants]

The charge was “trespassing”. The hotel says it owns the sidewalk.

[pierrem15]

Just big-city police acting like what they really are: the Democratic Party’s private militia.

[ModelBreaker]

Eslocker and his ABC News colleagues are spending the week investigating the role of corporate lobbyists and wealthy donors at the convention for a series of Money Trail reports on ABC World News with Charles Gibson.

It's ABC. They will finish their investigation and conclude that no democrat anywhere even knows what a corporate lobbyist or wealthy donor is. In fact, all money ever given to democrats comes from little people.

Their investigative trail will then lead them to . . .ta dah, the Republicans.

[God luvs America]

bump for follow up...

[ConservativeMan55]

Interesting!

[Red Badger]

from the link:

A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel.

Eslocker was put in handcuffs and loaded in the back of a police van which headed for a nearby police station

[TexasNative2000]

I’m sure this will be quickly followed up by a call from ABC’s lawyer . . . . . apologizing for the incident.

[Red Steel]

On the Money Trail at the DNC
A stream of luxury corporate jets arrived in Denver over the
weekend, bringing corporate executives, lobbyists and
their friends to the Democratic National Convention.
Among those on board was Sen. John Kerry, whose office said
he would reimburse his corporate host for the cost of the
flight as a campaign expense.
(ABC)

[ConservativeMan55]

I think ABC is the least biased out of the three networks.

That’s not saying much considering the other two are NBC and CBS.

I think NBC is the most biased with CBS running a close second.

ABC is the network that brought us John Stossel after all.

And ABC Radio is affiliated with Rush, Hannity and many others.

[XenaLee]

How can they legally arrest someone for trespassing if they’re on a public sidewalk? And how can the hotel own that public sidewalk? Something about this story doesn’t add up. I smell an unlawful arrest lawsuit brewing.