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Jul 10, 2010

Another Day, Another Photog Detained

Another story of photographer vs. law enforcement comes to us via WeLoveDC. The photographer, Jerome Vorus, recounts on his blog a run in with DCPD officers in Georgetown last weekend. Photos of a routine traffic stop turned into a confrontation over what constitutes public photography. “I was told by 4 officers that it is “illegal” to take pictures of people without prior consent on a public street, and unlawful to take pictures of the police…

 
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