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Subject: RE: [Leica] But Did He Use A Leica?
From: AlastairF@bhs.grampianshealth.org.au
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:14:45 +1100

With the M6 the cop would not have noticed ( I hope) horrible story.

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From: Robert Rose [mailto:rjr@usip.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 1:50 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] But Did He Use A Leica?


Here is a lawsuit that was filed today in LA.  Boy, in this City you don't
want to take a photo of a cop.

Felipe Sattler v. LA
2/15 CV00-1632 WJR	
Civil rights action by student who was going to a cafe to meet friends and
tutor to study. He saw a policeman stop a pretty girl for jaywalking, then
let her go. He took a photo and was called over by the policeman who asked
for an explanation. He said the same policeman had given him a ticket the
day before while letting the girl go. Officer Rives handcuffed him and
arrested him for rape. The tutor came by and asked why the student was being
investigated. The policeman said it was interfering with a police officer.
At the jail, he was marched around, strip searched and taken to a holding
tank where men were charged with various violent crimes. When he got to
court the following afternoon, he was told the rape charges were dropped but
if he didn't plead guilty to a misdemeanor, he would be spending the weekend
in jail. He pled. He blew his mid-terms and has had had repeating nightmares
since.