This is absolutely unbelievable! (http://www.nbc10.com/news/9574663/detail.html)

PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia family said they are outraged over the arrest of one of their family members.

The family of Neftaly Cruz said police had no right to come onto their property and arrest their 21-year-old son simply because he was using his cell phone's camera. They told their story to Harry Hairston and the NBC 10 Investigators. [more]This is the stupidist thing i have ever heard of and i hope the guy gets out of it!!!

They have an honest to god case of a screw up, the whole "Boy if our supervisor was here. . . " Total and complete BS. They took him and then when they cooled down realized they couldn't hold him. So they made that up, Jeez. :mad:

I think given the circumstances the family has every right to file a complaint and go as far as ethically possible with it. I just hope that he doesn't turn around and sue for mental anguish for $40,000,000.00. I hate it when people do that, I always feel at that point people are no longer victims but just out to get rich. :rant:

On a personal note, I normally support the police, but you know just about every bad experience I've ever had with them were in PA. HMMM makes ya wonder. :confused:

I wonder if there really is a law preventing you from taking pictures of cops. Because if there were, there's no way it would hold up in court.

The ACLU says no such law exists, but what else would you expect from those commie pinko evil liberal scumbags?

The ACLU says no such law exists, but what else would you expect from those commie pinko evil liberal scumbags?

Just like them - disagreeing with an officer just to make him look bad.

I know first hand you're not allowed to have
any kind of camara in the "Round House".
Years ago, I was drinking & got way out of control
at the Mummer's Parade & I landed in the Round House.
I was told by one of the officers that there was someone
trying to get me out now. That never happened. He was
arrested & put in jail for having a camara inside the Round House.

Later I had to call my dad to come bail me out. :eek: I felt
just horrible to have to call my dad! :hahanot:
Glad those days are long gone! :hula:

A Victor - Not A Victim
NiNa

If this isn't a case of abuse of police authority little could be construed that way. The young man was well within his rights to take pictures of the police actions on the street and if I was him I would sue the pants off the Philly police department. One of the few tools we have to use against corrupt or overbearing police is the law and it should be used when appropriate. I think this is clearly an appropriate time to use it.

I was once held by the police when I was about fourteen. I and some friends had caught a kid starting fires and we reported him to his parents. His parents got pissed at us and called a cop friend who took me, because I was the most vocal, into his squad car and drove me around for hours. He didn't bring me home until hours after my curfew.

The next day my mother drove me to the precinct where we met with the chief of police. The officer who had kept me in his car was off duty but the chief called him in and made him apologize to me. He then read the cop the riot act and told him that if he ever acted that way with another citizen he would be out of a job.

My family and I felt vindicated and took the matter no further.

It has been my experience that while most cops are good there are a few who go into the field because of a love of power and who abuse their positions. These cops should be weeded out and if it takes a law suit to do it, so be it.