Back in October of 2015, a man named Mike Miller was harassed, threatened, and suffered an abrogation of his Charter rights at the hands of two thuggish Toronto police officers when he tried to make a video recording of the arrest of another man. I blogged about that incident, which was covered at the time …
This piece, entitled Federal Court Order: Atlanta residents have the right to video police and APD must fire an officer who interferes, came out in 2014, but unlike most news that’s a year old, it’s still very relevant. This is because of the stark contrast it presents between the Atlanta Police Department and practically every …
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This just went up earlier today. You can read it here: http://pencanada.ca/blog/canadians-have-the-right-to-film-police-officers/
Over the last two days, lots of people have been talking about what happened to Mike Miller in Toronto, which I blogged about here. I’m really delighted to see that this issue is getting so much attention. There are two pieces I’d especially like to link to: this editorial in the Toronto Star, and Desmond …
Let’s review a few basic facts, shall we? First of all, in Canada, where I live, there is a thing called the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and in that Charter is Section 2(b), which goes a little something like this: 2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: … (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion …
I’m not a paranoid conspiracy freak, I swear! Protecting your phone from Snoopy Snoopertons is no more paranoid an act than buying auto insurance. Read more…
In this article from the Toronto Star, Halifax-based lawyer David T.S. Fraser (John Irving fans might be forgiven for wondering if the T.S. stands for “Technical Sergeant”) says: ‘As long as you’re in a public place, as long as you are not obstructing the police in the execution of their duties, and as long as …
Since my op-ed piece on public photography came out last Sunday, there has been a flurry of attention around the issue in Canada. There was a horribly unfortunate coincidence afoot–a few hours before the piece was published, a young man named Sammy Yatim was shot by the Toronto police on a streetcar after he produced …
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This is the New York Times article I just referred to on the Arlene Bynon show. It’s a great piece, and very important. Click here to read the article.
