Showing posts with label dc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dc. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 October 2012

Anti-Jihad ads heading for Washington, DC


In a court ruling, it was decided that anti-Jihad adverts could be displayed in the Washington, DC metro, as has already been done in New York City and San Francisco.
Washington Metro asked for an injunction against the notorious posters, which were scheduled to appear on trains throughout the city from late September, saying they should be delayed indefinitely in the wake of the recent fallout from the "Innocence of Muslims" film.
They were concerned that these posters might provoke fallout, as with the riots and demonstrations over the film, throughout the Islamic world... read more.

Thursday, 26 July 2012

Filming police is your constitutional right (video)


Washington, DC police officials have issued a statement that according to the First Amendment, citizens have the right to video the actions of police officers.
There have been much controversy about citizens filming the actions of police. The latest example is the massive protests in Anaheim, where residents filmed police officers abusing people, shooting bean bags and pepper balls, and releasing a canine on innocent people nearby.
In that incident, witnesses told the media that the police officers had actually offered to buy the video footage from those residents... read more and watch interview.