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from the next-time-send-it-to-the-chief dept.
According to The Guardian:
The unnamed woman, a resident of Petrer in Alicante, south-east Spain, posted the photo on her Facebook page with the comment "Park where you bloody well please and you won't even be fined".
The police tracked her down within 48 hours and fined her.
Apparently, this is allowed in Spain so that police can "avenge their dishonor".
This is exactly the sort of behavior that leads to public distrust of police.
This story is a new take on online liberties in Spain:
A woman in Spain has been fined €800 (£570) [$886] after she took a picture of a police car parked in a disabled bay. She fell victim to a controversial new gagging law in the the country that prohibits 'the unauthorised use of images of police officers that might jeopardise their or their family's safety or that of protected facilities or police operations.'
Spanish story (more elaborate) here
I'd add a snarky comment here, but everything I came up with is just trolling.
Summing up my feelings: Spanish police: SRSLY, WTF?!
(Score: 4, Interesting) by iwoloschin on Tuesday August 18 2015, @11:06AM
So I occasionally run into police cars parking in the bicycle lanes in Cambridge and Somerville, MA. If the car has it's emergency lights on, I assume there's an emergency and give them space, even if it means merging in with car traffic. If it's just sitting there, no emergency lights on, I *always* stop and ask the officer to either move or put their emergency lights on since they are currently creating a confusion and unexpected situation. They might grumble, but they know that a private vehicle would be ticketed for blocking the bicycle lane (by the very officers blocking the lane!), so they always quickly put their emergency lights on.
The GoPro mounted to my head might help persuade them though.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @11:38AM
I *always* stop and ask the officer to either move or put their emergency lights on since they are currently creating a confusion and unexpected situation
You're not black, are you?
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Kromagv0 on Tuesday August 18 2015, @01:18PM
Since white privilege exists (very likely not to the extent some claim) what is wrong with using that to advance the cause of freedom for everyone. I know that since I am a professional reasonably well educated white guy I can be a thorn is the government's side at times without much of any repercussions. My favorite example was one time when I had a longer layover and was sitting at the gate for my next flight when one of the roving TSA agents asked if they could search my stuff. Yes they did walk up and ask "Sir, may I search your bag?" and I just politely stated no. The next question was "Sir, may I search your bag I really need to?" and again I politely stated no. At this point the TSA person doesn't know what to do so she calls for her supervisor who shows up and asks "Sir, may I search your bag?" and he gets the same polite no answer. He then calls his supervisor who finally shows up and actually demands that I hand over my bag for search. I calmly stated that I do not consent to this search that they neither have a warrant, probable cause or reasonable suspicion and without protest allow them to search my bag. The only thing in it was a charging cable for my work cellphone, my work laptop, the power cord for my work laptop, a couple of shirts, a hairbrush, safety razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, and a couple of pairs of socks and underwear. It didn't waste any of my time since I was just stuck in the airport but it ended up wasting 30+ minutes from each of those TSA agents.
Yes I do realize that this action didn't solve anything but if more people did it then things would change. As I didn't have a recording or a method to write down their names I never filed a complaint. I now travel with a pen and notebook, as well as having a cellphone capable of recording so next time I get the opportunity I will be recording it as well as filing a complaint. Maybe then I will get put on that no fly list and won't ever have to travel for work anymore.
T-Shirts and bumper stickers [zazzle.com] to offend someone
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @03:35PM
I keep a little pocket USB audio recorder in my pocket for cases like this (about $25). I assume that not pointing a camera at security/enforcement will be somewhat less confrontational (and one less thing to pay attention about aiming). My state requires that only one party to be aware of a recording, so I think one still needs to be aware of different laws in other states. Not a lawyer, just the response I came up with.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @05:43PM
> Since white privilege exists (very likely not to the extent some claim) what is wrong with using that to advance the cause of freedom for everyone.
That's not how white privilege works. White privilege refers to the normal state - the level and type of treatment that everyone should receive. The problem is that whites are more likely to be treated normally than anyone else. As the saying from Animal Farm goes, all men are equal, but some men are more equal than others. You weren't using white privilege to accomplish anything with the TSA agents, you were using your rights as a citizen.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @06:50PM
What is normal is by definition not a privilege. Whatever reasoning that has been used to define being treated normally as white privilege should be thrown out and redone- or just admit that the whole thing is absurd and behave like a rational human being.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @08:35PM
Whats normal for whites isn't normal for everyone else. Non-whites are treated like sub-human scum, but whites have the privilege of being treated like human beings.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 18 2015, @11:28PM
I understood the GP's point to be that it is not a privilege because it is meant to be the standard by which everyone is addressed, therefore to call it white privilege is inaccurate and it should be called by its other name: racism.
Because that is what it is when you persecute someone based on their race.
(Score: 2) by iwoloschin on Tuesday August 18 2015, @04:11PM
Nope. But why not take advantage of that? My primary goal here is safety of all road users, and in particular me and my fellow cyclists. If I can *politely* request a police officer act in a safer manner you'd better believe I'm going to go out of my way to make that request. Doubly so if I think other cyclists may not feel comfortable talking to the officer.
For what it's worth, while riding my bike into work this morning I passed the Deputy Chief of my city's police department. He gave me a high five. This might also be a big factor in why I feel quite comfortable talking to police officers, I'm more afraid of not knowing a secret fist bump than of getting shot. Maybe more high ranking police officers need to give high fives?
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday August 18 2015, @07:41PM
I took a picture of the Scofflaw Patrol car double-parked in a bike lane in front of a 7-11 in Brooklyn. I sent it into the precinct and posted it on the neighborhood blog (incredibly active and activist neighborhood). Those guys don't work there anymore.
Washington DC delenda est.