Secret Recording?

1 -The Mic was Visible

The microphone was visible, according to Harer's own affidavit. Harer tried to suggest the reporter hid it, but he does say it. Harer refers to the mic as if it were a pistol! he even listed "microphone and cassette deck" under the heading "...controlled substance or weapon" According to badtransit.com, THIS MAN WAS ASSIGNED TO TRAIN MBTA POLICE RECRUITS.

2 -Harer Saw Freeman Recording

It was no secret to Brian Harer that Freeman records in public. Freeman recorded for a half hour before the incident, interviewing and hand-micing crowds. Harer had seen Freeman recording in public a few weeks before, when he needlessly interfered with the reporter, ordering him away from a political demonstration he was trying to record and photograph. Freeman obeyed, and returned later. Perhaps that rubbed Harer the wrong way, but Freeman wasn't there just to keep him happy at any cost.

Origin of the Papparazzo Fibs? An odd 'coincidence' emerges from that same day, when Harer became the first policeman ever to interfere directly with Freeman's work. To Freeman's surprise, some of the militant black block Anarchists marching toward Boylston Station were angry at him for photographing their march. (They're friendlier now.) Perhaps that's where Brian, seemingly a man of limited imagination, was inspired to invent the fibs he used at trial, claiming that Freeman took several photographs of him at close range. We have the negatives from both cameras. (minus the frame stolen or destroyed by the MTA Police.)

You can hear this assertion repeated by Riel, but notice the lie about a woman hit by Freeman's flying cassette falling to her knees is absent from Riel's story. Notice Defense Counsel probes the issue, and she comes up empty. That claim is also absent from harer's affidavit. Because it never happened. Harer lied that Freeman hurt someone. this lead to a false conviction of Disorderly Conduct. Perjury.

3- Freeman Clearly Presents Himself as a Radio Reporter

Despite Prosecutor Bradley's snide remark, It was clear Freeman was a reporter. When Harer illegally intimidated the reporter for reporting on Boston Common, threatining that "...if I see (my photograph posted,) I can sue you..." He was wearing a large backpack with media equipment attached to it and a sign identifying one of his websites, where the photos would be posted. At trial, the very fact of all this obvious reporting gear was used against the reporter to suggest he was somehow frightening or bizarre, lending new meaning to the strategy of "Leading with your weakness." Nice Job, Mr. Bradley!

Actual size: 2.5" X 11"

By the time Freeman had shot a single exposure of the scene that inclued Harer (18 feet away!) Freeman had been openly recording the event and interviewing people for over thirty minutes! He was holding his microphone in his left hand and taking photographs with a camera in his right hand. His cassette recorder was in a pack on his hip. The mic, Extra mic cable dangled out of the pack. In the affidavit, Harer never mentions any photo from that distance, though he's looking straight into the lense! At this time, Harer approaches and threatens to sue the Reporter if the image is published. Freeman asks Harer several questions about the legitimacy of this prohibition. Harer's answers range from ludicrous to bizarre. Q: "You're telling me I need your permission to take your photo in public?" A: "...That way if I do see it used, I can sue you personally...(you will find this fact) in any law book in any law library." According to badtransit.com, THIS MAN WAS ASSIGNED TO TRAIN POLICE RECRUITS.

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