Ray Sanchez reports on the growing number of people arrested simply for videotaping cops. Money quote:

"They're just regular citizens with a cell-phone camera who happen to come upon a situation," [Carlos] Miller said. "If cops are doing their jobs, they shouldn't worry."

Miller rounds up more reporting at his blog, "Photography Is Not a Crime." Bruce Schneier picked up on this trend awhile ago.

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