Man arrested for tweeting cops' whereabouts

After the Iranian election, protesters made Twitter a household name by using the service to keep the world apprised of the authorities' doings.

But when a man did the same at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, he was arrested.

The self-described anarchist is accused of (gasp!) tweeting the locations of police officers during the Gum-20 protests.

Not exactly a capital offense. In fact, it's not even an offense. Using Twitter to inform the public of the cops' acts is protected by the First Amendment. End of story.

The FBI seized (stole) computers and political literature from his home.

In addition to the blatant free speech violation and the FBI's illegal, heavy-handed tactics, there's another issue in play here: That the authorities would try to hide their location is proof they were trying to act as a secret police force like the KGB.

If this case goes to trial, the judge ought to laugh the prosecutor right out of the courtroom.

(Source: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/10/03/ny_man_accused_of_tweeting_cop_actions_at_protests)