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RichA wrote:
If someone does interfere with an arrest or investigation, arrest them. But
if it's just a photog following the law, not in the way, not egging on (like
some of the supporters of scummy criminals we see)
then there is no reason for a cop to go after them.
yes there is.
they might photograph the cop doing something they shouldn't be doing,
which could go viral, resulting in the cop being suspended and/or face
criminal charges.
it's also why cops have been known to 'forget' to turn on their own
body cameras or 'mistakenly' turn them off.
assuming they have body cameras, that is. police unions do not want
them, for reasons that should be obvious.
https://news.wttw.com/2018/01/08/why...fighting-city-
over-body-cameras
Last month, the Chicago Police Department announced a goal
achieved one year ahead of schedule: outfitting all of its patrol
officers with body cameras.
But the Fraternal Order of Police * the union representing the bulk
of Chicagošs 12,000 rank-and-file police officers * is fighting the
measure.