Maniac of The Week - San Diego Police

Police officer tries to confiscate SealWatch San Diego informational signs and bullies a volunteer on March 17, 2007. San Diego Police Department refuses to enforce the law prohibiting harassment of wild animals by claiming that it has no resources to do that, but obviously these resources are available to harass and misinform the public.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• san
• diego
• police
• harassment
• children's
• pool
• la
• jolla
• harbor
• seals

[yoyoimhome]

yes, my dad's a lawyer. it is not illegal to video tape any persons or item on a public area or within 750 feet of a public area. They also do not have any right to confiscate ANYTHING, except for a controlled substance, stolen merchandise, thefted auto or a firearm without a license or permit. They also do not have the right to touch your property or touch you unless you have done something wrong or put the officer in danger.

[ManiacOfTheWeek]

thank you!

[Redundance]

If somebody doesnt want to be filmed don't they have the right to not be filmed?

[ManiacOfTheWeek]

Not on public property!!

[starsoccer2008]

i don't know. I don't think this guy was that bad. He didn't seem to be abusing his power. People don't like to be on camera sometimes..but who knows..don't you have to get signed consent to film a person in the first place?

[ManiacOfTheWeek]

No, you don't!

[eleneki]

It is not illegal to photograph/film in a public place. This includes police officers. It would violate the first ammendment.

[beazy1080]

san diego's finest

[RayAir1]

I don't know why being filmed bothers anyone. It never bothered me. I'm just like go ahead and film. It only bothers me if they try to hide it like I'm dumb or something, then I'll call them out. But I never say "stop filming".

[krrrruptidsoless]

So why isn't he throwing the people off of the beach for disturbing the seals. Back*sswards hillbilly goldigging redneck cops. Someone has payed him to go there and take your camera. Since when is someone that is protecting wildlife a criminal? I have had areas closed to motorcycling and bicycling due to deer being spotted in the area. Now I don't ride anymore. But I now have even more respect for animals. Yet everyone else gets to trample on laws I have lived with. Find another beach human

[HenryChinaski405]

I really dont give a FUCK about the seals. But this cop can NOT tell a citizen to stop filming while they are on PUBLIC PROPERTY. The cop does NOT have a choice in the matter. He is a PUBLIC OFFICIAL ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. You can take all the video you want of things on PUBLIC PROPERTY. This includes cops and other people. There is NO expectation to "privacy" on PUBLIC PROPERTY.

Its funny that the old lady stood her ground and kept filming. He had no right to touch her camera either.

[therealcoolass]

Good job on standing up for yourself.

[IExposeMormonism]

Under NO circumstances turn off your camera. NEVER... Tell them you have a camera and you will shoot them with it. You are in your rights and you should send have sent this to the DA. Get mean. (But I disagree with you)

[mrjustin5]

reminds me of Judge Dredd " I AM THE LAW!!!!" He had no right to be there, no right to demand you stop filming, no right to remove your signs to be closer to them. Just another guy with a chip on his shoulder with nothing to do. Typical police these days. How pathetic.

Watch: AMERICAN DRUG WAR and you can see how the Military, FBI and CIA - all of them SHIP IN the drugs to the USA. But yeah, its more important for this pig to fuck with this poor lady. God bless America indeed.

[bigkitten]

I REST MY CASE. Once this type of drone is taken out of the equation, we can get on with getting things back to some sort of normality. Not getting at cops; most are ok, but there's a growing number of this 'I'll make the law up as I go along' types, and that disturbs the hell out of me.

[RINGOTVHD]

ALL COPS WILL BURN IN HELL!!!!!!

[MilitantBlak2009]

the only good pig is a dead pig

[2242bzo]

I volunteer to squat down over top of that cop's open, gaping mouth, and push out a pool of diarrhea to match his thinking and actions.