Massachusetts judge drops charges against “terrorist” photographer

http://carlosmiller.com/2008/06/06/massachusetts-j...

He was a Russian. He had a camera. And he was photographing a natural gas tank.

So naturally police thought he was a terrorist.

Police in Lynn, Mass. became so suspicious of Stanislav Arkhipov, they not only arrested him on trespassing charges, they ended up contacting the State Anti-Terrorism Unit.

And the State Anti-Terrorism Unit ended up calling the Department of Homeland Security, which placed a “detainer” status on the Russian immigrant, forcing him to remain in jail for four nights.