Police Captain: Ferguson Police Will Continue to Arrest Journalists

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
By Paul Martin

“Some of you may just have a camera around your neck, so yes, we are — we may take some of you into custody,” he says

Kit Daniels
Prison Planet.com
August 19, 2014

Riot police in Ferguson, Missouri, will continue to arrest journalists for simply walking down the street while covering the riots, according to a police captain early Tuesday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson made the startling statement at a press conference in Ferguson when asked if the 31 people arrested at the protests last night included journalists.

“…Some journalists are walking around, and all you have is a cell phone because you’re from a small media outlet,” he said. “Some of you may just have a camera around your neck, so yes, we are — we may take some of you into custody.”

“But when we do take you into custody, and we have found out you’re a journalist, we’ve taken the proper action.”

The proper action for the police, however, would be to respect the freedom of the press guaranteed under the First Amendment. No where does the First Amendment state that members of the press are subject to arrest if their cameras are “too small.”

Unfortunately, that’s not what happened last night in Ferguson when a cop reportedly ripped a press badge off of a Vice News reporter while proclaiming, “this doesn’t mean ****.”

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