----- Original Message -----
From: "frank theriault"
Subject: Re: The Photographer's Rights
It's fine to say "they could sue the police for false imprisonment"
(which the police actions surely were), but to be honest, spending the
night in jail and having equipment confiscated until trial may not be
worth any amount one could extract from the powers that be in a
lawsuit.
I believe any time a police officer asks you to "step out of the car", or
"please come with me", you are being detained.
If you are being detained without reason, you are then suffering from an
unjustifiable arrest.
We just had a pot smuggler get off because the RCMP had no valid reason to
stop him, and no reason at all to search his vehicle.
I don't think they gave him his load back, but they couldn't make the
charges stick.
Be as co-operative as possible, then sue their asses.
William Robb
