Reason’s Jim Epstein: Why I Was Arrested Yesterday at a D.C. Taxi Commission Meeting
10 Responses to “Reason’s Jim Epstein: Why I Was Arrested Yesterday at a D.C. Taxi Commission Meeting”
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June 24th, 2011 at 11:04 am
Look at those uniformed LEOs protecting and serving! They make sure the rest of us are free and enjoy liberty!
June 24th, 2011 at 11:16 am
So how much IS a DeeCee taxi Medallion selling for these days? They were $25K-35K when I lived there in my youth, back in the early 60’s. Since sales of the Medallions were, on paper, illegal, all that $$$ was pure graft to be divvied up.
June 24th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Well, the good news is that, as instant upload of media off device in real time becomes more common, this kind of arrest to confiscate the camera or recorder will become pointless. My phone already uploads pictures immediately, and the only reason it doesn’t for video is I haven’t gotten the appropriate software since I don’t record video from my phone.
June 24th, 2011 at 3:05 pm
For once it was uspp, not mpd. Huzzah!
June 24th, 2011 at 3:25 pm
I haven’t seen any pictures or video from Gunwalker. You know ATF has recordings of what Melson was watching. Individuals involved were undoubtedly snapping photos on their cell phones to cover themselves when they were repeatedly told, to their disbelief, to let the guns walk. Where are the images?
June 24th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
Unreal, Orwellian. Legal question: In administrative proceeding, does rule, “No photographs taken, no video taken,” violate right to peaceably assemble? Is simply taking a photograph behavior beyond assembling peaceably?
I think not.
Conclusion: I think the rule (if that is, indeed, the rule the reporter was supposedly violating) is an unconstitutional burden on the 1st amendment. That doesn’t even address the right of the press. I suspect the stated reasons for such rules do not rise to the level required to make the rules pass constitutional muster.
Law enforcement officers, increasingly, are going to have to decide whether they will enforce such unconstitutional government orders.
June 24th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
“Law enforcement officers, increasingly, are going to have to decide whether they will enforce such unconstitutional government orders.” I think you’ve missed it — they’ve already decided. One thing is certain — this is no way to maintain the support of the public.
June 24th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Law Enforcement is no longer sheepdogs. They are the wolves and we are the hunted.
June 25th, 2011 at 8:08 am
I believe that this sheep, sheepdog, wolves meme reflects some confusion as to the actual purpose of sheepdogs. Sheepdogs are not there to fight wolves, their job is to keep the sheep under control and in line. For them to do that, the sheep must be at least a little afraid of the sheepdogs.
June 25th, 2011 at 4:28 pm
DavidB gets it. The sheepdog does not work for the benefit of the sheep, but for the shepherd – who does not have the best interests of the sheep at heart. That’s why the analogy disgusts me.