Comments on: Nevada Journalist Tackled By Police While Covering Wildfires Near Reno

By: Terrence Jerod

Terrence Jerod — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:11:00 +0000

This is how I dealt with cops during Occupy Oakland…..they messed with me and I did this!

https://vimeo.com/31568216 the power of 57 seconds of video!

By: Amoria

Amoria — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:59:00 +0000

You’re right! There must be some giant conspiracy here, I just know it.

CNN: Photographer in Reno Arrested for unjust reasons. I’m sure we’ll see that start getting widely reported in the next few days….

By: Vivek Kunwar

Vivek Kunwar — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:44:00 +0000

While you have a valid argument Philip on if this incident was reported correctly, I would not get too cynical if a newspaper reports an incident that happened with its photog rather than waiting for some other party to raise the issue.

http://www.vivekkunwar.com

By: Philip Vukelich

Philip Vukelich — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:40:00 +0000

Let’s look at the source of this news article. The Reno Gazette-Journal. That just happens to be the same paper the photographer was working for. Do you think they might have a biased slant on the story?

By: David Arthur

David Arthur — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:23:00 +0000

if he really didn’t have his I’d and credentials, I’m not surprised they didn’t let him in. And he probably did make a fuss about it. And if he continued to enter after he was told to leave, that force may have been neccessary, but we don’t know that. The charge of impersonation is stupid. If you are going to cite him, cite him with something he actually did, he was just following directions by wearing the fire protection.

By: Doug Staley

Doug Staley — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:19:00 +0000

From what I have seem, these actions are taken by a few officers overly aggressive officers and are not systemic. Sometimes a misinformed department head will support the officer. I this particular case, the Photographer appears to have entered the area with Fire Department and Police Chief blessings and the officer in question was wrong. However, being confrontational with an officer always ends up the same way, with handcuffs.

Another troubling trend I see, Firefighters being Photographers instead of Firefighters. I am a 24 year Veteran Firefighter and I have seem many occasions where Firefighters are stopping to take pictures before going to work. My Department has disciplined people for this.

By: Bert McLendon

Bert McLendon — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:32:00 +0000

With more cameras in peoples hands than ever before comes increased sensitivity to authorized and unauthorized “press” coverage. Statistically it will continue to increase but I hope that law enforcement is educated more and more. Laws will change with the increase of stories like this but I hope they change in our favor while still keeping people protected from noobs just trying to get award winning shots while disregarding the safety of others including their own.

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:08:00 +0000

In houston, if you’re not eating fatty-fat-fat-fried over fries, it’s suspicious.

Let alone engaging in a creative activity!

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:07:00 +0000

Ever since the states moto isn’t “In god we trust” but “If you see something say something”…..

Paranoiac retards… (referring to those who can’t tell between a photographer and a terrorist with rocket launcher)

By: ennuipoet

ennuipoet — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:24:00 +0000

It is harder to decide which is more disturbing, the actual treatment or the knee jerk defense of the treatment by the public. As the stories pile up, and we have gone past isolated incidents occurring in specific jurisdictions, the pattern of police repression of the free press should be ringing alarms across the nation. Instead, we bicker between one another while our rights trickle away. Who are we allowing ourselves to become, and will we recognize ourselves as Americans in twenty years?