Beyond the Call Of Duty part 1

Miami Beach lifeguards go above and beyond the call of duty to protect the privacy of beachgoers in a state park by harassing me for supposedly taking photographs of people who didn't want to be photographed, although he admitted nobody had complained. (I wasn't. What I did shoot is included on this page.) Since it's a public beach, it would be my first amendment right if I wanted to do it anyway.

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People & Blogs

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• civil
• rights
• violations
• harassment
• miami
• beach
• lifeguards

[BHS391]

Why are you arguing with a lifeguard and preventing them from actually watching the waters. I would rather have them watch my kid then argue with you for filming them and they can arrest you for jepordizing public safety.

[slferentz]

he came up to me in his golf cart, while I was walking down the beach, and told me I was doing something I wasn't supposed to be doing. That's when I started filming. Watch the rest of the playlist and read the accompanying comments, and you'll see where it goes. He left his station of his own volition to harass me about something I not only wasn't doing, but which would not have been against any law or regulation if I had been doing it.

[slferentz]

In fact, it would have been Constitutionally protected behavior according to the Supreme Court, and is something hundreds of people do there every day without being harassed.

[clarkstkilla]

how is it fair to not let perverts that tape little kids and other sick shit film on the beach, yet let you film? do you see why it would've been better to just leave the camera at home?

[clarkstkilla]

dude, i'm a lifeguard, but i'm not nice like them. i probably would've broke your camera and threw you in the ocean to drown. the point is you can't videotape on the beach because there ARE pervert out there, whether you are one or not.

[BHS391]

Ok i see

[boatbrain3]

This lifeguard is an idiot who can't even make a logical argument. Just blow him off.

[patti2822]

you are a wack job

[deurkin]

After somehow stumbling across a few of your videos, and becoming enthralled and checking a couple more, I can only say that you are wasting oxygen. Please save it for those who need it.

[caffineguy]

I think that you just like to argue.

[slferentz]

This is both slander and dereliction of their duty because they left a guard tower unattended to pursue me down the beach making that announcement.

[slferentz]

They are trying to intimidate me from exercising that right by falsely and publicly accusing me of taking "indiscreet pictures".