Could this happen here?
This post on a blog gives the inside scoop on an incident in Calgary where a SunMedia photo guy was involved in a punchup with the local constabulary when he was told to stop taking pics at a crime scene. The question is "could this happen on the Lakeshore?". According to local commenters the pic takers in this area have a pretty cozy relationship with the local guys in blue. Pete Fisher (NorthumberlandToday), an award winning lensman, has often been suspected of being in on busts as they ocurr, but what is wrong with that even if it does aggravate the competition? It's the pic that counts. Being a small area where we all know who the players are, it is hard to imagine such an altercation taking place between photogs/journos here. But it could where aggressive Police come into contact with aggressive pictakers. we should be so lucky that it doesn't after all I'd hate to see Ted (Amsden), or Peggy (McCarthy) or Pete facedown on the ground pinned by a cop just for doing their jobs. However with aggressive policing becoming the norm, witness the activity in Toronto lately (Israeli police training is suspected for the uniform response) how long will it be before that training will be implemented here? Not for a long time we hope.
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as long as there is a benefit to the police, of having pictures of them performing their duties in a forthright manner, the relationships you refer to will likely continue to flourish. If, however, those pictures were to tell another side of the story, we might see some changes as well. Just a bit of rumination.
The cops use Fisher to make themselves look good, and since he has a crush on a man in uniform, he obliges.
Remember the drunk guy the cops pulled out of the Tim Horton's washroom and pretended to point their guns at, while Pete snapped away at 2 a.m.?
You telling me that's not set up?
actually, to clarify, it was not set up. what happened is there was a robbery at the mac's milk in downtown cobourg...i went to it...they called canine in...then there was the call at tim hortons how a person was barricaded...so i went...when i got there, that's the photo...i took it from the outside, then thought, screw it, and went inside and took the pic...any other q's to educate you with?
Oh please. Everyone knows that some of the local media have a "man crush" for the local LEOs. One of them is so unable to write an article critical of the CPS that the duty always falls to another of his coworkers. He's more propagandist than journalist. The LEOs just use him and laugh.
LEO?
Law Enforcement Officer?
Last January 2009, Northumberland Today printed a photo of Sgt Peter Mclean in mid-stride running up the driveway to arrest a suspect.
Pete Fisher just happened to be there before the bust went down. Sommeone close to Pete Fisher suggested that Mr Fisher utilizes a scanner, which is legal to anyone to use. It is common knowledge.
I brought these concerns to the Cobourg Police Services Board and received a reply from Police Chief, Paul Sweet.
He wrote, "I do know generally that a number of Media have very sophisticated devices for monitoring our communications dispite our best efforts to avoid this. Also, there is no legislation that prohibits the monitoring of our communications. This not only applys to the Cobourg Police Service but unfortunatly most Police Services."
Knowing what they know about scanning devices, the question is, "why would the Cobourg Police broadcast the address of an imminent takedown over their communication devices?"
Seems a tad unprofessional.
especially when they appear to be carrying cell phones as well - hmmmm
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