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Canada Court: A Blogger is a Journalist

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Blogger LeBlanc is Arrested by Police

Of course. What were they thinking? Police arrested New Brunswick blogger and political activist Charles LeBlanc last June while covering a protest rally in Saint John.

His crime? Police said he was using an “unprofessional-looking camera,� and so they arrested him, alleging that he was one of the unruly demonstrators. He was tackled to the ground, with a policewoman’s knee on his neck, and cuffed by two other officers - much like a protester. His camera was confiscated, his pictures were deleted and he was charged, put on trial for obstruction of justice. The incident played out in front of TV news cameras.

In a 20-page decision this week, Judge William McCarroll acquitted LeBlanc and said that he was not among the mob of demonstrators during the Saint John protest, but was in a public space taking pictures of the protesters for his website when he was arrested.

He noted that LeBlanc is well-known for his blog, well enough that police officers admitted to consulting it to gather intelligence about the conference. Judge McCarroll said the blogger was merely “plying his trade� and should not have been arrested. He also said the seizure of LeBlanc’s camera was unwarranted and that police had no right to delete his photos.

[Via: CBCNews]
Photo: PhotoPermit.org

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