Photographer Harassed by BP Security, Detained by Police While on Assignment at BP Texas Refinery (democracynow.org / npr.org)
Texas police in cahoots with private corporation, BP, to share personally identifiable information and confiscate photos taken by photojournalist documenting BP refinery’s toxic release.
More: www.democracynow.org/2010/7/9/photographer_harassed_by_bp_security_detained
More: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128419985
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