University of California has to pay photographer after camera seizure

[Mainecoonmaniac]

I guess cops can't take your camera without a court order.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/UC-pays-to-settle-photographer-s-suit-over-arrest-3679859.php

 

[brucemuir]

Looks like things have been going in the proper direction lately.
Way to go David Morse for sticking this out.

UC Berkeley cops are p*icks from my experiences.
Seems the ones at Davis aren't too swift either.

 

[cepwin]

good....I'm glad the courts are protecting rights when the police cross the line. Although to be fair I can see how these things an happen in the heat of a riot.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

A press pass is a press pass, and professional officers should know they can't confiscate an accredited journalist's camera. Good for David Morse.