Reporter Gets Arrested By Nashville Metro PD.

So I am a reporter for WRFN 107.1. I do a weekly Radio show on the Occupy Nashville Movement called "This Occupied Life" Some of my shows are actually uploaded on this channel on youtube. Last Night on Dec. 3rd at approximately 12:30 I was taken into custody by Police for standing on the street "Obstructing Traffic" while trying to do my job covering a March that was taking place in the streets by Occupy Nashville. Police had notified protestors to "get off the streets or (they would) go to jail" Moments later they hopped out of their cars and started arresting people. I thought I would be ok since I was Clearly Marked via Press Pass! However, unfortunately, I thought wrong. This is the video I took of my arrest. You can hear me telling the arresting officer MATT EVANS that "I'm with the Press, I'm with the Press" if you listen closely you can hear his response "I Don't Care" after I was taken to the precinct I was released outside of the booking area without charge once they found out my Press Credentials were Legit. However I was kept from doing my job as a reporter for close to an hour. This is yet another example of the infringement of the Constitution of our country by Police. When a reporter is no longer allowed to do his job something is the matter. There were four other Protestors that were also taken into custody by police. They were booked and then released with citations for Obstruction of Traffic.

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[TANG3LLO]

are you telling me its illegal to walk in the street Merennulli

[BaldBerlitzBoy]

Hot Damn, I hope RodentDave got arrested by the police last night. One thing for sure, he knows a lot about crossing back and forth in a drunken stupor!

[barkerbox]

How do you know you were legally in the street? All U.S. citizens in the U.S. have the freedom of the press, why do you need credentials for a constitutional right in a public place?

Were you wearing your federal required reflective vest? Under federal law any individual working "within the right-of-way of a road who are exposed either to traffic (vehicles using the highway for purposes of travel) or to construction equipment within the work area shall wear high-visibility safety apparel.

[biorgymd]

@popemobil74 Like I said, all makes sense now. How about this you and your girlfriend have a happy holiday season.

[popemobil74]

@biorgymd I could ask why but I am sure you would say something about my girlfriend or me being "AMERICUNT" sense that is the only insult you know. However, this argueing is stupid and I am done with it. Maybe when you grow up you can see that there is a way you can disagree with someone and debate with them without having to try and insult them to get a reaction out of them.

[biorgymd]

@popemobil74  Perfect that explains everything.....

[popemobil74]

@biorgymd yea it is

[biorgymd]

@popemobil74 Just one question? If you could please enlighten me, is that you and your girlfriend in the Romancing Love video on your channel?

[popemobil74]

@RoninDave I watched it and I do agree that they should have stopped her however she wasnt in the street that long and there were no cars she was stopping to do what she was doing but yes they should have stopped her. As for the people crossing the streets that is all they were doing was crossing they were not in the middle of the street protesting and stopping traffic for an extended period of time. Many people do that every night.

[popemobil74]

@biorgymd I am all for having a debate with you. However, if you are not grown up enough to actually have a debate then there is no point talking with a little kid. I think it is funny you think Switzerland is free. Hide your gun day? here we have display your gun day 365 days out of the year. I still live an America why don't you look at your country and relize that it sucks.

[biorgymd]

@popemobil74 Oh and one last thing, the reference above about the high rise in Vaseline Prices had nothing to do with gasoline, but being the stupid AMERIKAN AMERICUNT that you are I shouldn’t have expected otherwise. It was actually a reference to you being Pig Fisted in the ass by your Gestapo, I would think that someone who is Pig Fisted in the ass as much as you that it would require a lot of Vaseline…

[RoninDave]

@popemobil74 watch?v=12hLUNaDoP4 you can see right here where the woman stood longer than the reporter did in the street and later several guys crossed the street mid-traffic without so much as a warning