Sanford police threaten to arrest reporters

[MADem]

4. Are they out of their ever loving minds?

They've never heard of freedom of the press?

People are adults--they can say "no comment"--they don't need the police making a decision as to whether they want to talk to the press for them.

This is incredible and smells like a MASSIVE cover-up. They are afraid someone will "squeal" so they are trying to prevent contact. They also don't know their own laws, the idiots:

However, the Florida statute on stalking does not include language that would provide special protection to city officials or prevent media from asking questions.

Sanford police did not immediately return any calls Wednesday and Thursday morning.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/29/2720590/sanford-police-threaten-to-arrest.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy