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Originally Posted by aico (Post 13283540)

And I never claimed that his rights were not violated, I merely stated that maybe there is more to the story than what's on the video. This usually is the case.

I can agree with that, but then - I never argued the point.

My point was in the surrendering of rights and liberties for nothing more than to feel safer... even if it's "for the children"... and that it seems to a trend that people are accepting without much thought.

Oh dear.... Officer Plod and his rookie brigade are playing at law enforcement officers doing the school patrol in a no-win scenario.

It's too sad and pathetic - whatever the combination of laws and bullshit enable that stupidity, it sure is well screwed. It's a candidate for a comedy show for police officers worldwide :winkwink:

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Originally Posted by aico (Post 13283385)

Maybe just maybe this reporter has a reputation is all I am saying. Death threats don't generally come to reporters who do non-harassing stories.

You know absolutely nothing about the reporter nor his reputation, and neither do I. So I am saying that MAYBE he does have a reputation and the school knew of it. Which would give them REASONABLE BELIEF that he was there to harass people.

My guess is that it's not uncommon for a report to receive death threats when he does good reporting and exposes problems people are trying to hide. The video states that he started getting threats after reporting about restaurants with food safety violations. If this is the case, it's not "harassment" at all. Besides, a reporter who "harasses" people for no legitimate reason would probably get fired. There is no reason to believe that he was there to "harass" anybody. Even if he was there to do a "harassing-type" story (your words, not mine), he's in his right to do so.