VISTA: Cameraman convicted of obstructing police : Vista

I'm amazed that a Jury convicted this guy, and the Judge actually thought there wasn't enough evidence to convict.

VISTA: Cameraman convicted of obstructing police : Vista:

I think US Citizens have the right to take photos/video of any police action.  The police now have cameras on us--but why can't we video them?    Yes, I do understand that the police need our respect and patience when there is a crisis or an "action" underway.  They are often confronted with large crowds of bystanders, who can be more of a problem than the situation they have been called for.

It would have been nice to have a video of what actually happened in this case.  Was the photographer really in the way of the police?  Did they really think the photographer was going to detonate a bomb with his cell phone?    I get the impression that the police just do not want photographers around them, and I think they really wanted to harass this particular one.

I hope they do appeal, and I hope they overturn the conviction -- even though there really is no "sentence" -- I think there is an important principle involved.