31st Jan 2012

As I waited in line to be processed and transported to jail, Ho approached me with an officer who had released her from custody. The two explained to my arresting officer that I was with the media. "Oh, he's with the media?" the officer replied, although I had already repeatedly told him as much and my credentials had been plainly visible all night. He appeared ready to release me, until a nearby officer piped in, without explanation: "He's getting arrested."

motherjones:

MoJo’s Gavin Aronsen writes about being arrested by the Oakland PD on Saturday night while covering an Occupy protest—despite making clear to officers that he was a credentialed reporter. Unfortunately for the Oakland PD, reporters who are arrested for reporting things have an unusually high recidivism rate.

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