Man Arrested For Shooting Photo Of Police Activity

Imagine walking out of your house and seeing a flock of police cars filling the street. Suppose you're a photographer, and you snap a few photos - or maybe you just want a quick image to send to your friends - "look what happened on my street today!" Then imagine you get arrested for it.

This is not some fantasy of life in a police state; it happened to Neftaly Cruz, a Philadelphia resident:

"They threatened to charge me with conspiracy, impeding an investigation, obstruction of a investigation. ? They said, 'You were impeding this investigation.' (I asked,) "By doing what?' (The officer said,) 'By taking a picture of the police officers with a camera phone,'" Cruz said.

The police later denied telling Cruz that he was breaking the law by using his cellphone. If that's true, why was he arrested in the first place? Cruz was later released without being charged - unsuprising as they had nothing with which to charge him.

Be wary, citizens, lest the police swat you like an annoying fly for having the gall to watch them while they do their job on a public street.

Posted on 2006-07-27 18:49:50.0 by tsarren@infodancer.org

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