2 journalists sue Oakland police over tickets
Source: SF Chronicle
Two independent journalists filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday against the Oakland police, saying they were wrongfully detained and ticketed for minor infractions at protests because of their critical reporting on the department.
In a suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Jacob Crawford and David Morse said the tickets they received were “in retaliation for their attempts to document police actions in connection with political demonstrations against police brutality.”
The city has not responded in court to the suit, which seeks unspecified damages.
On July 19, Crawford said he was given a “groundless” citation for jaywalking on the 500 block of 14th Street after he took photos of and asked for the identities of Oakland police monitoring demonstrators at a downtown rally who were protesting the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
Read more: http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2014/06/30/2-journalists-sue-oakland-police-over-tickets/
