rpavich Loc: West Virginia

This happened in 2010 but I thought it was interesting.

Evidently unless the officer suspects that your camera was used in the commission of a crime, he doesn't have the right to seize it...period.


http://www.pixiq.com/article/ohio-officer-fights-suspension-over-wrongful-video-camera-arrest

rickfinn2013 Loc: Mesa ,Az

I have been reading a lot of this sort of thing recently.
I think if enough "Class Action" suits were filed againts
the departments along with the city and unions for 12 mill
that would be the only way Departments will change their policy.
Don't get me wrong I am very pro cop but this b.s. is getting out of hand! I have been getting a collection of federal laws on photography. I do not know about other states, But in Arizona under A.R.S 1300 Statutes Security gaurds DO NOT have the same authority as a Police officer,just Joe citizen with a uniform nothing else.

Turbo Loc: Raleigh, NC

Cop says: I am not here to enforce the law........... I AM the law !

Aagaard Loc: Sahuarita, AZ

Are you referring to this?

"13-2406. Impersonating a public servant; classification

A. A person commits impersonating a public servant if such person pretends to be a public servant and engages in any conduct with the intent to induce another to submit to his pretended official authority or to rely upon his pretended official acts.

B. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the office the person pretended to hold did not in fact exist or that the pretended office did not in fact possess the authority claimed for it.

C. Impersonating a public servant is a class 1 misdemeanor. "

This is all I could find in Title 13 that seemed to fit.

photo guy Loc: Chippewa Falls, WI

Too many cops getting out of hand or as I like to call it: Badge Happy. I have a cop in the family and know a ton of officers. There is one officer in my own city who is badge happy and him and I have had a couple of run ins in the past with all going in my favor. Now he doesn't even come near me. I think something needs to be done about the laws more to protect the citizens from people like that.

myts10 Loc: SE Ohio

Just wanted to stick my 2 cents in here before some one goes and challenges the authority of a security officer (or guard). Yes, in most States they do not have the same authority as a commissioned officer. Depending on the circumstance they could have, and usually do have more.
They are the direct representatives of the owner of the property and as such, have all the rights of a property owner including refusal to allow on, and removal of, any person from that property. In other words, if I don't like what you are doing, perhaps taking pictures, I can remove you from the property. And I notice in the A.R.S. that Joe citizen can arrest for a misdemeanor.