A brief round-up of coverage and commentary related to my recent post on 3701 N. Fairfax Dr.:
- An article by Marc Fisher of the Washington Post. There are some really good comments here.
- A post by Noah Shachtman on the Danger Room blog at Wired.
- Lots of comments from the folks in the DC Photo Rights and Flickr Central groups over on Flickr.
- Two Digg submissions here and here.
- Honorable mention by Bruce Schneier and Thomas Hawk.
- A brief write-up on a Brazilian information security site (Brazilian Portuguese).
- A thread on PentaxForums.com. And my favorite response.
I’ll update this list as I get wind of any further coverage.
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Alright! Glad to see it make the rounds! :-)
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Could you clarify something? Was Malara working as a rent-a-cop at the time? If so, he appeared to be in uniform in your photograph on your site. Did he wear that uniform when he spoke with you? (If so, I can understand everyone’s confusion.) Also, have you pursued this with the private security firm? If not, why not? Apparently, Malara was representing the private security company working for occupants at the building. Also, I would be interested in the jurisdiction of off duty cops, while working as rent-a-cops. Do you have any understanding of this?
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@b shaw: Officer Malara was both 1) wearing his county police uniform and 2) working a private detail commissioned by the occupants of 3701.
And, as I understand it, an officer’s law enforcement powers have more to do with uniform and oath, and less to do with source(s) of funding. A police officer, once he identifies himself as such, should be treated with due respect. Thus, the (rather serious) illegality of impersonating a member of law enforcement.