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Photograph the Police, Get Arrested

Servo writes "Last month a man was arrested in New Hampshire after presenting evidence of a police officer being verbally abusive that he had captured on his home security camera system. Now just recently in Philadelphia a 21 year old student was arrested on his property after he took a photo of the police who were in the process of arresting a drug dealer down the street." From the article: "Cruz said that when he heard a commotion, he walked out of his back door with his cell phone to see what was happening. He said that when he saw the street lined with police cars, he decided to take a picture of the scene. 'I opened (the phone) and took a shot,' Cruz said. Moments later, Cruz said he got the shock of his life when an officer came to his back yard gate."

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  1. Don't lump bad cops with good cops by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The 99% messes it up for the 1% that are good cops.

  2. Re:Safety of police officers? by DesireCampbell · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can we assume that these 'nature pictures' won't be used to identify and murder trees later?

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  3. Re:To sum it up... by EdipisReks · · Score: 5, Funny
    Who will police the police?
    some kind of robot, maybe?
  4. Re:Its not just the US by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Roole #1:
    When proposing sweaping changes to something as complicated as a politicle system, try not too make to many spelling misteaks.

  5. Re:Its not just the US by bky1701 · · Score: 1, Funny
    ,try not too make to many spelling misteaks.
    Well done.
  6. Obstruction! by one_red_eye · · Score: 4, Funny

    "He said he was taking pictures with his cell phone and that was obstructing an investigation," said Aracelis Cruz, Neftaly Cruz's mother.

    Of course it's obstructing, because the officer had to leave the original scene to arrest some kid causing problems down the street.

  7. Re:Its not just the US by Fred_A · · Score: 5, Funny

    FWIW Karl Marks has been replaced by Karl Euro.

    OTOH there was a philosopher called Karl Marx whos work has been much abused.

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  8. Re:When you only see the bad side... by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 3, Funny

    We have the cop who sits all morning with a radar gun pointed at traffic which couldnt possibly move more than 15mph in a 45mph area. Which is that?

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  9. Re:Bah by Mozk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wouldn't you thank your lucky maple leaf?

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  10. Re:Who Watches the Watchmen? by hotspotbloc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lisa: Who Watches the Watchmen?
    Homer: I don't know, the Coast Guard?

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