Monitored Alarm Systems

blog PhotographyIsNotACrime.com (PINAC) a couple of times in the past (who has recently moved locations). Its author, Charles Miller not only covered a number of cases involving photographers are arrested or harassed for photographing buildings, police or anything, but was accused himself one of those cases. Miller was arrested in January during the shooting of the police in an "Occupy Miami" event. Not only was arrested, but his camera was confiscated and police classified the camera images - including photos of the meeting which led to his arrest. Police said Miller had disobeyed a police order to "clean the area". However, the material recorded on video - that Miller was able to recover despite the removal - it was a different story. It showed a consciousness-your-clear rights to the Miller case he did nothing wrong. In addition, other journalists were allowed to stay in the region and one of the journalists, a reporter for the Miami Herald Glenn Garvin, testified at trial about how he was allowed to stay. In fact, he went to the police who arrested Miller and asked him if he wanted to go, and she said she was "under no threat of being arrested."

also proved that the police were specifically looking for Miller:

e-mail provided at trial revealed that the police had been monitoring the Facebook page and Miller had sent a warning officials expel Protesters Occupy Miami Miller had the intended to cover the trial.


Given all this, it is not too surprising that the jury did not lose time to find that he is not guilty. But the case is not over yet. Miller has promised to sue, claiming the arrest and removal (attempt) to your camera violated their constitutional rights. And a precedent on his side. As previously indicated, Boston recently had to pay $ 170,000 Simon Glik after an appeals court ruled in a similar case, that his detention by the police firing was a violation of the First and Fourth amendments - although based on wiretapping laws, so it was slightly different. However, Miller suit should be interesting to watch