Why rnt u allowed to take photos at a crime scene, this detective guy told me to stop and delete. i did it out
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Details of an active crime scene/investigation are not for public dissemination. The department will release only certain things to the community via media until after everything is wrapped up. That "detective guy" was trying help preserve his investigation.
I don't know, were there victims/families involved? Privacy issues? Interferring with an investigation?
Maybe this has something to do with it: My son was killed in a drunk driving accident. When the accident occurred, the police and the rescue personnel begged me not to come to the scene, it was pretty horrific and they didn't want his mom to see it, you know? But hey, a bystander was taking pictures, sent them to the local newspaper, and low and behold, I got to see the accident scene up close and personal on the front page of the newspaper at 6 am that morning. Nice, huh? Could be lawsuits...oh yes, someone got sued over what happened to us, and paid dearly.
Just...have some respect for the people involved, you know? Ask first? That's just courteous.
Nest time use a telephoto although I think anyone who wants to see someone who is hurt or dead is a horrible person. If your plans are to sell the photo, just think how you would feel if the injured person was a member of your family and you had to see their body on the nightly news.
Shame!
Generally you have a right to take photos from any location where you have a legal right to be. The cop may have wished to preserve the details of the crime, but I think it's unlikely that what you were doing was illegal. It is doubtful that the cop was within his rights when he told you to delete your photos--part of the 1st Amendment right to free speech is the right to gather information. This cop probably violated your constitutional rights.
Your a Liar/Goof who just watched Road to Perdition& fancy yourself a Jude Law Wannabe. You wouldn't get near a crime scene loser to even take photographs. Take your imaginary foolishness some where else.
There are a lot of reasons. They have to consider an investigation, victims and the families of the victims (how would you feel?), the fact that you seem pretty creepy and would probably sell them on the Internet, not to mention that you are considered to be acting pretty suspiciously if you're there watching everything the police do.
Just think about that one for half a second.
Well for one you're not in law enforcement are you? If you are, then I don't know why. But if you aren't, then your stepping on their territory of evidence, and they do not want any person(s) taking photos and selling them to the media. If you do, you can be in a lot of trouble. That might be the reason there. Besides, it's kind of rude for a non-law enforcement person to take photos of someone elses tragedy.
I'm not saying it's necessarily right, but as long as you're in a public area or on your own property, you are legally free to take photos of anything you wish and nobody can make you delete those photos. It's the police department's responsibility to properly and promptly section off a crime scene if they want to restrict the public from viewing or recording it.
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