Do you feel safer yet? (Photo Comment).During the IMF-World Bank protests in Washington at the end of September, uniformed military personnel were photographing the protesters. This is a potential violation of the Posse Comitatus Act Posse Comitatus Act, 1878, U.S. federal law that makes it a crime to use the military as a domestic police force in the United States under most circumstances. , which is supposed to prevent the military from doing domestic law enforcement. "It's a free country," said Major Tim Blair Tim Blair is a journalist, commentator and blogger working in Sydney, Australia. His columns and blog are generally written in a humorous style, from a conservative viewpoint. He was born in Werribee, Victoria. , a spokesperson for the Pentagon. "If they want to take pictures of them, they can take pictures of them. The right to take a picture of someone in a public place is also protected by the First Amendment." Attorney General John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. He served during the first term of President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005. Ashcroft was previously the Governor of Missouri (1985 – 1993) and a U.S. this spring revised FBI guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. on such surveillance, making it legal for the FBI and police officers to snoop in public places on the grounds that there is no expectation of privacy there. Now the military appears to be getting in on the act. |
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