ACLU: Philadelphia cops wrongly arrest videotapers

Published January 16, 2013 11:07pm ET



PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police in Philadelphia have recently shown a pattern of wrongfully arresting people who videotaped officers in public, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The complaint by the American Civil Liberties Union was drawn up on behalf of a college student who was charged with disorderly conduct for using his cellphone to record police during a large altercation. His cellphone was later confiscated and the video erased, the lawsuit said.

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