Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Congressman Chabot (R) Had Police Confiscate Phones And Cameras During Town Hall

The level of stupidity here is off the charts. Beyond the normal, what country are we in where the government officials think they have the right to confiscate our photographic equipment for no apparent reason other than it may capture them doing/saying something stupid, the whole event was being recorded anyways.

Videos embedded below.





"A congressman from Ohio had cops grab the cameras of constituents during a town hall meeting. Steve Chabot, a Republican, had cell phones and cameras confiscated in order to “prevent an embarrassing Youtube video from making the rounds,” according to Carlos Miller, who runs a blog documenting efforts by the state to stifle the First Amendment rights of photographers.
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Police said the cameras were taken “to protect the constituents.” A local television station, however, was allowed to videotape the meeting and the brazen move by Chabot and the cops.
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