tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post5334664501351726684..comments2023-11-05T04:53:56.108-08:00Comments on Robin's Nest: Take a picture the BP oil spill, and it is now a federal violation* subject to a $40,000 fineRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-3156167202321252772010-07-15T02:14:13.171-07:002010-07-15T02:14:13.171-07:00Of more concern to me is the way that BP and other...Of more concern to me is the way that BP and other contractors seem to be hiring off duty police who are allowed to wear their uniforms and drive their police vehicles to perform security and intimidate anyone that they want under the guise that they have broken some law.Bobkatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388159713103123175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-62461246458598657402010-07-14T04:16:01.820-07:002010-07-14T04:16:01.820-07:00what I find very interesting about the way this is...what I find very interesting about the way this is being reported is some the headlines that say, "the First Amendment of the Constitution is being suspended" which technically it is anytime that you limit the freedom of the press. <br /><br />however, in my opinion, they're not saying that you can't take any pictures, they are just saying you can't get any closer than 65 Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265769147425611176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558491.post-71941391677846223712010-07-13T22:55:25.188-07:002010-07-13T22:55:25.188-07:00The new policy is reprehensible. Cooper's mon...The new policy is reprehensible. Cooper's monologue does an excellent job of objecting to limitations on media as well as pointing out the hypocrisy of Admiral Allen advocating media access a few weeks ago and then implementing a policy of media suppression a few days ago.<br /><br />However, I believe that the NewsBusters headline, "White House Enacts Rules Inhibiting Media From Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com