There is a growing movement of citizen photographers asserting the right to photograph and video whatever the eye can see from public property. Many local, state and federal, even private entities, make claims that such action is somehow illegal. Most of these photographers have been harassed, assaulted and even arrested because they merely took pictures of what the naked eye can plainly see from public view.

One only needs to search YouTube for “1st Amendment Audit” to see what these brave individuals come up against. The shocking part of it is that there have been judicial decisions that support the right to photograph in public and too many leos are ignorant of this fact. You would think that in this age when virtually everyone has a cellphone with a camera that public photography would be an accepted practice.

So, my advice is if you see something take a photo or video of it!