Heavy handed policing of photographers

This is the introduction to a really interesting and very high octane piece on the rights of photographers to photograph and the police or other authorities to stop them.

This week we received more news of the continued war on photography. The NY Transit Police – aka Thugs, Inc. arrested another photographer. This time for taking pictures of the subway EVEN THOUGH IT’S NOT ILLEGAL TO MAKE PHOTOS THERE! So we’re at the point where the cops are pretty much MORE dangerous to photographers in New York than your average mugger.

It is well worth taking the time to read the comments all of which are well thought out and merit attention on their own merits.

I come down firmly on the writer’s side on this one and do believe that many police officers now think that they are above the law. Hopefully this will change now and the unquestioning hero worship of anyone in a uniform and with a gun at their side will cease.