Monday night, at a “town hall” meeting in North Avondale featuring U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, video cameras owned by two Democratic activists were seized by a Cincinnati police officer at the direction of Chabot’s staff.
A Chabot spokesman said the had the cameras seized “to protect the privacy of constituents” at the event, although there were at least two media outlets at the North Avondale Recreation Center filming the meeting.
A Chabot spokesman said the had the cameras seized “to protect the privacy of constituents” at the event, although there were at least two media outlets at the North Avondale Recreation Center filming the meeting.
TVNL Comment: It is funny how Republicans have no problems with cameras all over the place, invading our privacy. Traffic cameras, security cameras, recording every phone call anyone ever makes to any customer support center for any company or institution., they are just fine with Republicans. But if you want to document what a Republican politicians says...forget it...if you want to record cops overstepping their authority...forget it. Republican hypocrisy has no limits.
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