Flutterby™! : Firing for police intimidation over picture taking!

Hell yes! The Stranger: Sheriff Fires Cop Who Threatened to Arrest Me for Taking Photos of Cops.

Cheers to King County sheriff John Urquhart for taking the right stand:

"Your ill-advised actions also play to some of the most basic fears among some citizens, which is that a police officer may indiscriminately exercise his or her power in violation of their rights," Urquharts discipline letter continues. He explains people fear that "in the event of a complaint, the officer will just deny the allegations and 'circle the wagons' with his or her fellow officers with the expectation they will take care of their own. In a matter of minutes, your actions violated the trust that we, as a department, spend years trying to build and maintain."