Chief
08-12-2008, 07:25 AM
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/video.html
Off-duty police officers last week forcibly removed a Democratic Party cameraman from a news conference where the Seattle Police Officers'...
By David Postman and Andrew Garber
Seattle Times staff reporters
Off-duty police officers last week forcibly removed a Democratic Party cameraman from a news conference where the Seattle Police Officers' Guild was giving its endorsement to Republican Dino Rossi.
Guild members threatened the young man with arrest and made an emergency call to 911, bringing uniformed officers to the scene. Cameraman Kelly Akers was warned about trespassing.
"There's no fine, no penalty, no request for charges," said Seattle police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb.
Rossi is running for governor against Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire. The incident Thursday was the roughest implementation yet of Rossi's long-standing policy not to allow Democratic Party workers to record his appearances.
"We don't allow them in to collect attack video," Rossi spokeswoman Jill Strait said.
**SCHNIPP**
Excellent! There is no reason to allow DemocRat operatives in to these events, and I'm really glad to see the Rossi campaign take this seriously.
Off-duty police officers last week forcibly removed a Democratic Party cameraman from a news conference where the Seattle Police Officers'...
By David Postman and Andrew Garber
Seattle Times staff reporters
Off-duty police officers last week forcibly removed a Democratic Party cameraman from a news conference where the Seattle Police Officers' Guild was giving its endorsement to Republican Dino Rossi.
Guild members threatened the young man with arrest and made an emergency call to 911, bringing uniformed officers to the scene. Cameraman Kelly Akers was warned about trespassing.
"There's no fine, no penalty, no request for charges," said Seattle police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb.
Rossi is running for governor against Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire. The incident Thursday was the roughest implementation yet of Rossi's long-standing policy not to allow Democratic Party workers to record his appearances.
"We don't allow them in to collect attack video," Rossi spokeswoman Jill Strait said.
**SCHNIPP**
Excellent! There is no reason to allow DemocRat operatives in to these events, and I'm really glad to see the Rossi campaign take this seriously.