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Publicerad den 29 apr 2014 WeAreChange
Original story http://photographyisnotacrime.com/201...In this video Luke Rudkowski of WeAreChange gets a first hand account of an unlawful arrest conducted by Florida Police. A man is targeted, arrested, and spent 10 days in jail for simply filming police with his iPhone. WeAreChange takes a look at the footage from his phone and learns about the incident in great detail.
Special thanks to http://photographyisnotacrime.com/ for sharing this story with us.
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Video Reveals Rude Police Officer Threatening to Arrest Man for Photographing Scene of an Accident
Publicerades den 7 jan 2014
We'll nick you now and I will make
your day a living hell, 'cause you'll be in that cell all day': Police
officer swore and threatened to lock man up for photographing crash
scene Aggressive officer confronted man taking pictures after a road
accident An elderly woman had been hit by a car in Churchdown,
Gloucestershire The photographer said anyone injured had left scene
and police tape lifted Officer, who said he was Sgt Tony Wallace,
swore at the photographer, 26 He threatened to arrest him, adding:
'You're lucky I didn't knock you out' Online footage of
confrontation has been viewed more than 10,000 times Gloucestershire
police commissioner Martin Surl condemns the officer***
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Publicerad den 29 apr 2014
MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- The charge against freelance disc jockey Lazaro Estrada is obstruction of justice. He was arrested on St. Patrick's Day after using his cell phone to record a video of an arrest at a Cutler Bay store where he was spinning records for a promotional gig.
Miami-Dade Ofc. Michael Valdez arrived at the store to arrest owner Andre Trigiano on outstanding misdemeanor traffic charges.
Miami-Dade Ofc. Michael Valdez arrived at the store to arrest owner Andre Trigiano on outstanding misdemeanor traffic charges.
Estrada says he began recording the episode with his iPhone only after the officer removed Trigiano from the store and threw the handcuffed man to the ground.
The cell phone video begins with the officer standing on the sidewalk about twenty feet from Estrada, holding a handcuffed Trigiano by the arm. The cop tells two women who are much closer to him to back away, one of the women tells Estrada to move back.
The officer then turns to Estrada and says something unintelligible, gesturing at him to get away. The video shows Estrada immediately beginning to back pedal up the walk and into the store where he remains -- until pulled out by other arriving officers.
"I backed off into the building and I stayed behind the glass doors," Estrada told CBS4′s Gary Nelson. "Obviously, all I had was my phone in my hands in clear sight...and he only told me once. I did what he told me."
- In the arrest report, Ofc. Valdez wrote that he gave Estrada "verbal commands to back away and he refused to do so." The video shows Valdez waving Estrada off only once, and Estrada retreating inside the store, where he continued to record the arrest.
"I felt threatened by his presence," Ofc. Valdez wrote of Estrada.
Other arriving officers quickly entered the store and removed a protesting Estrada.
"I can record all I want," Estrada can be heard saying.
"I need your information," an officer's voice says.
"For what? What did I do wrong," Estrada replies.
Ofc. Valdez then confronts Estrada, tearing into him. Valdez said he retrieved a handgun from Trigiano, who reportedly has a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
"The guy's armed, three times my size, I'm telling you to back off," Valdez recounts as other officers hold Estrada.
Estrada is represented by attorneys Frank Gaviria and Jonathan Perazzo who have taken his case pro bono, for free.
"At no point did he interfere, impede or obstruct the officer in the performance of his duties," Gaviria told CBS4 News. "The video clearly shows Mr. Estrada was a very safe distance away from the officer."
"Everybody's walking around with cameras on their phones, and they should have a right to video tape officers in public," Gaviria said.
"Just like police officers have their dash cams, private citizens have their cell phones. There's no difference," said Perazzo.
Estrada has something of a rap sheet, he's been convicted of habitually driving with a suspended license, and was convicted of car theft eight years ago.
"That's irrelevant," said Gaviria. The attorney says Estrada is a hard-working father and the alleged cell phone recording abuse he suffered at the hands of police is on them, not him.
"I can record all I want," Estrada can be heard saying.
"I need your information," an officer's voice says.
"For what? What did I do wrong," Estrada replies.
Ofc. Valdez then confronts Estrada, tearing into him. Valdez said he retrieved a handgun from Trigiano, who reportedly has a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
"The guy's armed, three times my size, I'm telling you to back off," Valdez recounts as other officers hold Estrada.
Estrada is represented by attorneys Frank Gaviria and Jonathan Perazzo who have taken his case pro bono, for free.
"At no point did he interfere, impede or obstruct the officer in the performance of his duties," Gaviria told CBS4 News. "The video clearly shows Mr. Estrada was a very safe distance away from the officer."
"Everybody's walking around with cameras on their phones, and they should have a right to video tape officers in public," Gaviria said.
"Just like police officers have their dash cams, private citizens have their cell phones. There's no difference," said Perazzo.
Estrada has something of a rap sheet, he's been convicted of habitually driving with a suspended license, and was convicted of car theft eight years ago.
"That's irrelevant," said Gaviria. The attorney says Estrada is a hard-working father and the alleged cell phone recording abuse he suffered at the hands of police is on them, not him.
"The video speaks for itself," Estrada said. "I complied with everything he (the officer) said for me to do."
On the video, as the dust is clearing, Ofc. Valdez can be heard telling Estrada, "You're going to be arrested."
"For what?" Estrada counters.
"For, for, uh..." the officer's voice trails off.
In the end, Valdez charged the cell phone-wielding man with obstruction of justice and resisting arrest without violence, both misdemeanors.
A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department told CBS4 News "the arrest report speaks for itself, and Mr. Estrada is entitled to his day in court."
On the video, as the dust is clearing, Ofc. Valdez can be heard telling Estrada, "You're going to be arrested."
"For what?" Estrada counters.
"For, for, uh..." the officer's voice trails off.
In the end, Valdez charged the cell phone-wielding man with obstruction of justice and resisting arrest without violence, both misdemeanors.
A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department told CBS4 News "the arrest report speaks for itself, and Mr. Estrada is entitled to his day in court."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OHOw4Og4Wc
RT 2014-04-29
A Florida man is facing criminal charges after an officer arrested him – all for taping the officer as he attempted to detain another individual.
The incident began on St. Patrick’s Day, when Miami-Dade Officer Michael Valdez arrived at a store in Cutler Bay in order to arrest the owner on misdemeanor traffic charges. Freelance disc jockey Lazaro Estrada was performing a promotional event at the time Valdez arrived, and started recording the arrest on his smartphone.
According to CBS Miami, Estrada said he started taping the incident when the officer threw the handcuffed owner down onto the sidewalk. Valdez can be seen signaling to Estrada to move away, and the disc jockey can be seen stepping back into the store, though he continues recording.
“I backed off into the building and I stayed behind the glass doors,” Estrada said to CBS 4. “Obviously, all I had was my phone in my hands in clear sight…and he only told me once. I did what he told me.”
When more officers arrived at the scene, they told Estrada they needed his information. Estrada asked what he did wrong, and later Valdez criticized Estrada for not listening to his orders.
“The guy’s armed, three times my size, I’m telling you to back off,” Valdez told Estrada. When the officer says Estrada will be arrested, the disc jockey asks what for and the officer’s reply can’t really be heard.
- Ultiamtely, Valdez charged Estrada with misdemeanors: obstruction of justice and resisting arrest without violence.
According to CBS Miami, the police report on the incident states Valdez gave “verbal commands to back away and he refused to do so.” Valdez also wrote that he “felt threatened” by Estrada’s presence.
Lawyers for Estrada -- Frank Gaviria and Jonathan Perazzo – claim their client did nothing wrong.
“At no point did he interfere, impede or obstruct the officer in the performance of his duties,” Gaviria told CBS 4. “The video clearly shows Mr. Estrada was a very safe distance away from the officer.”
“Just like police officers have their dash cams, private citizens have their cell phones. There’s no difference,” Perazzo added.
This isn’t the first time police have reacted to being filmed with arrests. Earlier this year, a Massachusetts man was detained and charged with violating the state’s wiretapping rules when he took out his cell phone and recorded an officer cursing while he worked a street detail. The officer stated the resident was “secretly audio taping,” but the man claimed his phone was out in full view.
In a particularly dramatic case last year, California police arrested a man for allegedly disturbing a crime scene with loud music and video recording them. As they attempted to arrest the man, his dog jumped out from the car and was shot dead at the scene.
Meanwhile, police in Dallas, Texas, came out earlier this month and asked citizens to stop filming police, since the behavior was creating “major safety issues.” As RT reported, police argue that it’s not clear who is following them many times and why they are filming their actions.
A 2012 ruling by the Supreme Court, however, upheld the citizen’s right to record on-duty police officers.
http://rt.com/usa/155708-miami-police-arrest-filming-cop/
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Cop Orders Man Arrested For Videotaping Because He 'Felt Threatened By His Presence'
2014-04-29 Chris | InformationLiberation
From CBS Miami:
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The charge against freelance disc jockey Lazaro Estrada is obstruction of justice. He was arrested on St. Patrick’s Day after using his cell phone to record a video of an arrest at a Cutler Bay store where he was spinning records for a promotional gig.See here for more on the comical charge of "resisting arrest without violence."
[...]In the arrest report, Ofc. Valdez wrote that he gave Estrada “verbal commands to back away and he refused to do so.” The video shows Valdez waving Estrada off only once, and Estrada retreating inside the store, where he continued to record the arrest.
“I felt threatened by his presence,” Ofc. Valdez wrote of Estrada.
[...]On the video, as the dust is clearing, Ofc. Valdez can be heard telling Estrada, “You’re going to be arrested.”
“For what?” Estrada counters.
“For, for, uh…” the officer’s voice trails off.
In the end, Valdez charged the cell phone-wielding man with obstruction of justice and resisting arrest without violence, both misdemeanors
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=47319
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USA: Polis arresterade man som filmade en arrestering - "poliser hotade av mobiltelefoner"
-Man Arrested After Taping Arrest With Cell Phone-
SvaraRaderaApril 30, 2014
Source: CBS
The charge against freelance disc jockey Lazaro Estrada is obstruction of justice. He was arrested on St. Patrick’s Day after using his cell phone to record a video of an arrest at a Cutler Bay store where he was spinning records for a promotional gig.
Miami-Dade Ofc. Michael Valdez arrived at the store to arrest owner Andre Trigiano on outstanding misdemeanor traffic charges.
Estrada says he began recording the episode with his iPhone only after the officer removed Trigiano from the store and threw the handcuffed man to the ground.
The cell phone video begins with the officer standing on the sidewalk about twenty feet from Estrada, holding a handcuffed Trigiano by the arm. The cop tells two women who are much closer to him to back away, one of the women tells Estrada to move back. The officer then turns to Estrada and says something unintelligible, gesturing at him to get away. The video shows Estrada immediately beginning to back pedal up the walk and into the store where he remains – until pulled out by other arriving officers.
“I backed off into the building and I stayed behind the glass doors,” Estrada told CBS4′s Gary Nelson.
CBS Miami
http://miami.cbslocal.com/latest-videos?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=10100949
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Man_Arrested_After_Taping_Arrest_With_Cell_Phone/34869/0/0/0/Y/M.html