“The actions of the officer are troubling to some. ‘A loitering ticket is the sort of thing that generally the crime, the offense is so miniscule that you would not normally be confiscating items. It looks to me like a dodge to try to justify what was arguably an improper act,’ said State Senator Martin Looney.”
http://www.policemisconduct.net/police-seize-smart-phone-from-bystander/
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