InstantForum.NET v4.1.4TraditionalPhotographer.NEThttp://www.traditionalphotographer.net/forums/admin@traditionalphotographer.netMon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:51 GMT20http://www.traditionalphotographer.net/forums/Topic56-23-1.aspx<A href="http://www.topix.net/content/reuters/2007/12/new-york-city-sued-for-harassing-photographers">http://www.topix.net/content/reuters/2007/12/new-york-city-sued-for-harassing-photographers</A></P><P>"By Edith Honan</P><P>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police officers need better training to distinguish between law-abiding citizens who snap pictures of city landmarks and those suspected of plotting terrorism, a lawsuit filed on Thursday by the New York Civil Liberties Union said.</P><P>The lawsuit was filed against the city and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on behalf of Arun Wiita, 26, a Columbia University graduate student of Indian descent who said he was handcuffed and detained after a police officer spotted him snapping pictures near a Manhattan subway station in July.</P><P>The civil liberties union said the department has harassed photographers, "particularly those who fit Middle Eastern or South Asian racial and ethnic profiles," according to papers filed in federal court.</P><P>"There has been a constant refrain that we've heard from the <A class=xref href="http://www.topix.net/arts/photography">photography</A> community for several years now," said Christopher Dunn, NYCLU associate legal director and the lead attorney on the case.</P><P>..."Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:03:17 GMTroteague