Two men enter City Hall to pick up a records request. Immediatley upon entering, a female clerk tells one of them men that he isn't allowed to film in the building and isn't allowed to film her. The man explains that he just wants to walk down the hall to the records officer. The man wasn't even filming at that time. The female clerk told the man he wasn't allowed to go to the clerks officer if he was filming. As a result of her order, he takes out his video camera and starts recording.
The female clerk then calls the police and reports that the man is "causing a disturbance and is refusing to leave".
These clerks have called the police on this man twice now for filming......even though there is NO law against filming in the PUBLIC building and filming PUBLIC government officials.
Police show up and tell the two men they have to wait for 30 minutes before they are allowed back in the building and they must have a police escort and get police permission before they enter the building.
The police officer said "the staff here has a RIGHT to have a police officer present".
Hmmm, I didn't know that was a right that all Americans had. I don't remember seeing that in the Bill of Rights.
There is addition video from this incident but it is being withheld due to upcoming lawsuit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we0N4r32fvw
The female clerk then calls the police and reports that the man is "causing a disturbance and is refusing to leave".
These clerks have called the police on this man twice now for filming......even though there is NO law against filming in the PUBLIC building and filming PUBLIC government officials.
Police show up and tell the two men they have to wait for 30 minutes before they are allowed back in the building and they must have a police escort and get police permission before they enter the building.
The police officer said "the staff here has a RIGHT to have a police officer present".
Hmmm, I didn't know that was a right that all Americans had. I don't remember seeing that in the Bill of Rights.
There is addition video from this incident but it is being withheld due to upcoming lawsuit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we0N4r32fvw