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I think we all agree that the motorcyclist in question knew the stop was legit because he saw the marked unit behind him. The guy from the malibu was out of line, the biker was clearly stopped and was posing no threat to him.

But had the marked unit not been there Mr. Chevy Malibu would have looked like a 'bike jack' to me, no display of a badge, anyone can say "Maryland State Police". Had that been the case I would have taken off, most crooks and very few cops could hit a rapidly moving target.

I think the goverment in Maryland in this case completely overreacted, the rider made it worse by trying to expose the injustice the way he did, nothing makes the goverment bureaucrats more angry then when you very publicly stand up against them. I think the rider has an excellent case in court and I hope the prosecutors and cops involved are punished for their violation of the rider's rights.

Most of the LEO's I know are very aware that many citizens carry a firearm so they say make sure they verbally ID AND prominently hold up a badge when doing something off duty or plainclothes.

And FWIW, I believe Carlos Miller is a bit of a firebrand and some of the stuff on his blog is just 'basura', I totally believe that photography is protected by the first amendment and that ANYONE and EVERYONE in a public place has no reasonable expectation of privacy. Both of his arrests were wrong and the courts agreed. Photography on private property or within a dwelling is another subject for another day.