Detroit photographer arrested while recording an arrest

[Marcus Aurelius]

http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/ar...f-photographer

Detroit police and the department's internal affairs officers have launched investigations following the arrest of a Free Press photographer who was filming a police action on a public street last week.

[video on linked page]

Wright, a Free Press journalist since 2000, was freed 6½ hours after her arrest with no charges filed. She said she was wearing media identification around her neck when she went out with reporter Kathleen Gray to shoot video as part of a training project. About 3:30 p.m., they stopped to record the police action.

Her video shows eight officers involved in the arrest of a man wearing a white tank top and blue jeans. All but one appear to be in plainclothes, most with the word "police" on their shirts or vests. Four marked police cruisers are visible.

At the station, Wright said, she shared an interrogation room with the suspect. An officer interviewed her in front of the man, asking for personal information, including her home address and name.

For the next several hours, Wright said police kept moving her around and eventually told her she was going to be charged with obstruction and assaulting a police officer. As of Monday, she had not been charged.
Later, police returned the phone, but the SIM card had been removed. Still, the video remained on the phone's internal memory. After the discovery that the card was missing, internal affairs officers were summoned to interview Wright and Gray.

dumb asses don't even know how a smart phone works.

[PostmodernProphet]

I think 'stand your ground' covers this......if you think your freedom of speech is at risk of serious harm you may continue to shoot video footage regardless of the potential of embarrassment to public officials.....