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After Monday night's Radiohead concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Sean Carlson and a friend were passing out flyers for this weekend's F Yeah Fest while their friend Michael Reich of Videothing.com was filming them for a documentary. An incident with the venue's contract security firm and another patron happened to occur in front of them and security didn't like that it was being filmed ("'What the fuck do you think you're filming?' and grabbed at the camera," said an eyewitness of a security guard from the company CSC).
Story told short (like we did yesterday), after Sean was pushed to the ground by a security guard, they decided to get out of there. But before they could get too far, a foot chase ensued because the security guards allegedly said "that shit's going to be on YouTube. We gotta get that tape."
Needless to say, after running through the streets, over and around car hoods, the boys got a bit roughed up, as told thoroughly in LA Weekly. In the end, Reich says security got the tape and hasn't seen it since.
Above are some photos of Sean's injuries. It could have been worse, but still, who deserves this after one of the best bands in the world?
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CSC es El Diablo. I'd say more, but I don't want to get beat up.
I hope those guys get every bit of what's coming to them. Thanks for spreading the word.
question: is CSC working the fuck yeah fest? cuz that would be fucked up.
I'll wait until everything unfolds to make any judgments. This is only one side of the story.
and btw, if the abuse of the security and the neglect of the police was truly this heinous, shouldn't they not be talking about any of this due to the pending law suit?
Clicking on the CSC link above will take you to the site. There's "Contact Us" link, though I don't know how effective it is, that will allow you to contact the CEO, one Damon Zumwalt. I've written and suggested the tape be returned unmodified.
Have fun trying to get anything out of CSC. The company seems to be run by and with the help of brainless thugs. Ask the soccer fans at many major venues around the country - CSC broke the leg of one at RFK in Washington, DC a few years back.
OK so besides the assault and battery, I can think of at least two Constitutional rights CSC violated.
The first and the fourth, and I think there's something about violating them under color of authority that makes it worse.
A good Constitutional lawyer could probably come up with more.
Sean and Co. if I were you I'd call the ACLU and see if they wanted in on this.
He looks an awful lot like the guy who gave me an F Yeah Fest flyer outside The Echo on Saturday, pre-bruises.
I really hope SOMETHING comes out of this.
Video tapping a patron being roughed up by a private security firm ( a possible crime), then having that video tape stolen ( another crime) by CSC employees might make the whole incident eligible for RICO prosecution. The fact that these guys were assaulted before the videotape was stolen, makes it violent, felony level crime.
Also the non-action by LAPD (which is still under Federal oversight due to illegal actions by officers in the Rampart division) only adds to the tragedy of this event.
As someone who got a camera literally punched into his face while filming a show, my sympathies are with you guys. Get that tape and sue the fuck out of them.
First and foremost taking an item by force without the owners permission is robbery. A felony in most places including Los Angeles. Then there's the assault and battery. Mix in an unlawful detention.
Add to the detention the fact that the guards chased the guy out in the street, apprehended him away from the venue they were guarding, and then dragged him back to the security area. That might be construed as kidnapping.
A reminder to all photographers, videographers and tapers - keep a blank tape/photo card in your pocket at all times to pull a switcheroo. It may not always work, especially while getting beaten and cuffed, but it's worth a try.
you guys are all correct, above, but the thing is, how much of a case will he have without evidence?
i'd be interested in hearing from any lawyer types on this