British Petroleum and the Texas police detain a photographer for taking pictures in public!

An experienced freelance photographer, Lance Rosenfield said he was detained shortly after shooting a photograph of a Texas City sign on a public roadway. Rosenfield said he was followed by a BP employee in a truck after taking the picture and blocked by two police cars when he pulled into a gas station.

According to Rosenfield, the officers said they had a right to look at photos taken near secured areas of the refinery, even if they were shot from public property. Rosenfield said he was told he would be "taken in" if he declined to comply.

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See the pictures he took:
http://www.propublica.org/special/slideshow-see-the-pictures-that-led-to-photographer-being-briefly-detained-

http://www.propublica.org/article/photographer-detained-briefly-by-bp-and-local-police