MAN ARRESTED FOR VIDEOTAPING POLICE ARRESTED AGAIN. “It also probably didn’t help Gannon’s cause that he told police he was videotaping the incident with a small Kodak mini camcorder. Videotaping police got Gannon arrested before.” That was an illegal arrest, because videotaping police is entirely legal.

Just for the record, by the way, it’s perfectly legal to call police names, give their patrol cars the finger as they pass, etc. It may be rude or, as the story suggests, “stupid,” but police officers have no more authority to assault you for calling them names than anyone else, and they are acting criminally when they do so. They are also betraying their oath to serve the public. Those who make excuses for them are making excuses for violent criminals.

And somebody needs to send the Nashua, New Hampshire police department a copy of Morgan Manning’s article on photographers’ rights.