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Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« on: February 25, 2010, 11:32:18 AM »
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I've been arrested twice in three years for photographing cops against their wishes
 The first time was back in 2007 in an incident that was first discussed on DU. That compelled me to start a blog on photographers' rights because photographers getting harassed and arrested for doing something that is protected by the First Amendment is an ongoing issue.

The second time was last year on Miami Beach in a incident I just started publicly talking about because I did not want it to interfere with the probation conviction from the first arrest.

I had been placed on a one-year probation after my first arrest because a biased judge allowed improper evidence during my trial. He allowed the prosecutor to introduce portions of my blog to convince the jury that I hate cops, which is why I got myself arrested, even though that blog did not exist at the time of my arrest.

Because of this, the jury acquitted me of refusing a lawful order and disorderly conduct, but convicted me of resisting arrest without violence. I appealed that conviction pro se (without a lawyer) and won it, which nullified the conviction and my probation, even though I served a year.

This is good because now all I am facing is a resisting arrest charge from my second arrest instead of a probation violation, which would have sent me to jail for a year. All for taking photos of cops in public.

So this is an ongoing battle for me. I not only write about these issues on an almost daily basis on my blog, I am out fighting the battle on the streets. It has cost me thousands in legal fees, way too many hours behind bars and several lost job opportunities because I am considered controversial.

This is why it is so important for me to win the Sun-Sentinel Best Overall Blog contest. I am currently in second place behind a blog about the Miami Dolphins which has a strong and loyal following, so they are constantly voting.

For me, winning the contest is more than the $100 gift certificate at Target. I'm willing to donate that to a poor family.

For me, winning the contest is about further establishing my blog as a legitimate source of information about police abuses. It's about making more people aware of these incidents that occur on a daily basis.

It's about sending a message to police and judges that people are paying attention.

And I really need DU's help in this because this is the only site that has the mass numbers that I need to help me beat that sports blog. And it would be almost like coming full circle considering I first wrote about my first arrest here where it ended up going on Digg with more than 2,400 votes.

To vote, you need to register on the Sun-Sentinel, which takes a couple of minutes. However, once you register, you can vote at least once a day in each category.

This is what I ask of you:

1. Create a free Sun-Sentinel account (requires valid e-mail address). Click here to do that.

2. Click here to vote for Photography is Not a Crime as the Best Overall Blog in South Florida. You can type in "Photography is Not a Crime" into the search box on the screen or just find it in the drag down menu. Then click on "Vote For best overall."

3. Click here and scroll down to the categories of "Art/DIY," "Photography" and "Politics" and click the "vote" link under Photography is Not a Crime (this step is not as important as step 2 if you're in a rush, but it helps).

Remember, you can vote in each category at least once a day until 10 a.m. (eastern time) on March 1st.

Just another "DU this poll" post . . . hope the Dolphins kick his butt!
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2010, 11:45:49 AM »
Quote from: njpines on February 25, 2010, 11:32:18 AM
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Just another "DU this poll" post . . . hope the Dolphins kick his butt!

I'll register just to vote for the Dolphins.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2010, 12:09:56 PM »
Quote from: Specbid on February 25, 2010, 11:45:49 AM
I'll register just to vote for the Dolphins.

Heh, heh! I'm with you! That asshat ought to come up here and pull that crap! We don't take kindly to assholes like this guy disrespecting our Civil Servants. Oh, and we KNOW how to arrest a guy when he's resisting. It's called the N. Idaho Take Down.

Basically you stand behind the guy,....... reach up between his legs,........ grab something of interest, and pull him to the pavement, face first!
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2010, 12:12:17 PM »
Quote from: Specbid on February 25, 2010, 11:45:49 AM
I'll register just to vote for the Dolphins.

Me too.  **** you, Carlos!  :bird:
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2010, 12:22:27 PM »
Who has the standard "Your poll is being DU'ed" form letter to send to the paper? :-)
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2010, 12:29:46 PM »
I voted for "anything but" Carlos.  Frugal Flirty and Fab, I think.  (In the arts category). 
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2010, 12:40:24 PM »
Quote from: Chris on February 25, 2010, 12:22:27 PM
Who has the standard "Your poll is being DU'ed" form letter to send to the paper? :-)

I already did.   :hi5:

Cross posted at CU with that same message.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2010, 01:10:45 PM »
Quote from: AllosaursRus on February 25, 2010, 12:09:56 PM
Heh, heh! I'm with you! That asshat ought to come up here and pull that crap! We don't take kindly to assholes like this guy disrespecting our Civil Servants. Oh, and we KNOW how to arrest a guy when he's resisting. It's called the N. Idaho Take Down.

Basically you stand behind the guy,....... reach up between his legs,........ grab something of interest, and pull him to the pavement, face first!
Heh, good move.
N. Idaho huh? Are you native?
I was born in Pocatello and grew up in I.F.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2010, 01:44:23 PM »
Quote from: PatriotGame on February 25, 2010, 01:10:45 PM
Heh, good move.
N. Idaho huh? Are you native?
I was born in Pocatello and grew up in I.F.

Born in Council Grove KS. Been up here since '83. I.F. KID AM/FM is who I listen to for Talk Radio.

EA: C.G. is about a hundred miles N. of Witchita. Grew up throwing bales of hay and cultivatin' corn. Now the damn place is a meth haven! Nothing left but the huge farms. We farmed about 160 acres and made a livin' raisin' pork. The old HomeStead was where the porkers slept. Was left my Grandpas house but just couldn't stand the bugs! Ticks are disgusting creatures as are fleas, chiggers, etc. Mind you, we have ticks up here but nothing like the blood suckers in the MidWest. We don't have that problem up here. Too damn cold in the winter, doncha know! Still throwin' hay, but nowadays you do it with machinery, not your back.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2010, 01:52:16 PM »
Pa-pa paparazzi.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2010, 01:54:03 PM »
Quote from: PatriotGame on February 25, 2010, 01:10:45 PM
Heh, good move.
N. Idaho huh? Are you native?
I was born in Pocatello and grew up in I.F.

Hell, in Montpelier/Soda Springs, the cops there would just shoot ya.  Having lived there as a kid did have its advantages when I went to I.F. for prototype.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2010, 01:56:38 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on February 25, 2010, 01:54:03 PM
Hell, in Montpelier/Soda Springs, the cops there would just shoot ya.  Having lived there as a kid did have its advantages when I went to I.F. for prototype.

heh! Guess we're not as isolated as I thought!
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2010, 01:59:57 PM »
Quote from: AllosaursRus on February 25, 2010, 01:56:38 PM
heh! Guess we're not as isolated as I thought!

Remind me to tell you what I did in the Soda Springs geyser one night after the bar closed.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2010, 02:00:29 PM »
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He allowed the prosecutor to introduce portions of my blog to convince the jury that I hate cops,

Which "we" sent to him.
You're such an IDIOT, Carlos.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2010, 02:06:04 PM »
Quote from: BadCat on February 25, 2010, 02:00:29 PM
Which "we" sent to him.
You're such an IDIOT, Carlos.

And he DOES hate cops.  Why try and deny it?
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2010, 02:08:32 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on February 25, 2010, 02:06:04 PM
And he DOES hate cops.  Why try and deny it?

It gets him out of more time in the pokey?
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2010, 02:09:52 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on February 25, 2010, 02:08:32 PM
It gets him out of more time in the pokey?

IIRC, Carlos likes getting the pokey.  Oh wait, different subject...or is it?  :evillaugh:
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2010, 02:12:17 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on February 25, 2010, 02:09:52 PM
IIRC, Carlos likes getting the pokey.  Oh wait, different subject...or is it?  :evillaugh:

Well, personally, I would like to poke 'im..............in the eye!
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2010, 03:50:18 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on February 25, 2010, 01:54:03 PM
Hell, in Montpelier/Soda Springs, the cops there would just shoot ya.  Having lived there as a kid did have its advantages when I went to I.F. for prototype.
Navy nuke at INL in the desert I presume?

My brother and I both used to work at CPP reprocessing spent Navy nuke fuel.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2010, 03:52:46 PM »
Quote from: PatriotGame on February 25, 2010, 03:50:18 PM
Navy nuke at INL in the desert I presume?

My brother and I both used to work at CPP reprocessing spent Navy nuke fuel.

So, I gots to know, do ya glow in the dark?
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2010, 08:20:47 PM »
Carlos the tool..... :mental: :mental:
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #21 on: February 26, 2010, 09:05:52 AM »
The Miami football blog to vote up is called "The Phinsider."

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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #22 on: February 26, 2010, 09:39:43 AM »
Quote from: USA4ME on February 26, 2010, 09:05:52 AM
The Miami football blog to vote up is called "The Phinsider."

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Cool. Thanks. Voted for something else yesterday. Wasn't sure. Remember all, you can vote once a day.
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #23 on: February 26, 2010, 09:42:15 AM »
As Bijou mentioned elsewhere, this is a good opportunity to pull a "Chana Masala" on Carlos.  The "old-timers" will get the reference, as we foiled some dude's recipe contest to win a new stove.  Good times, good times... :evillaugh:
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Re: Carlos is back -- and pimping his blog
« Reply #24 on: February 26, 2010, 09:51:55 AM »
Quote from: Specbid on February 26, 2010, 09:39:43 AM
Cool. Thanks. Voted for something else yesterday. Wasn't sure. Remember all, you can vote once a day.

This needs to be posted at FR for maxium effect.  They also need to know to vote up "The Phinsider."

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