Robert Taylor might have SEEMED like a decent person on camera with you, but come on, were you there during the incident? And sure, maybe the cops made a mistake, but they didn't cost the city $30k. Idiots like Taylor and other morons who create frivolous lawsuits cost the city thousands EVERY year. Why did Taylor deserve $30k?? Nothing happened to him! He got a ticket...WAHHHH Boo hoo. I love how he acts all concerned about the $30k coming from tax payers. Umm...if you feel so bad, why did you sue? You won the NYC lottery just by getting a sleazy lawyer and now you're $30k richer AND your family got to see you on TV. Stop pretending to be sympathetic. People like Robert Taylor should be featured on Shame for cheating taxpayers out of money because they don't necessarily like things that didn't impact them one bit, and wouldn't have been an issue if they just stopped being sarcastic and moved on.

Harassment is harassment. Most cops get agitated when they are proven wrong. Man-up when your point of view is challenged and what you thought was correct is not. As far as the lawsuit being frivolous I beg to differ.....its the point of the matter. Whether or not us being there and knowing the whole story....maybe so...the point is they should not have put there hands on him for something as minor as taking a picture. Give me a break. How many people do you know who have instant access proving there point of the laws as this man had.

I think it's great that he won...it is not so much that he won the money....but police need to know what they are protecting. If the officers had no idea -certainly his senior officer should have or have known where to verify the info.

I respect cops - I really do...but at the same token I expect them to know what they are doing.

The problem often is that you, as a citizen, can never tell a cop he is wrong and they never accept responsibility for their actions......This is such a case!

I cannot over-emphasize the importance of this post. I am a former train operator who has been photographed while operating trains on the job in the subway. I do not object to this practice except when flashbulbs and/or strong lighting is used. I have been "flashed" a number of times just as I was about to stop the train at the usual marker at whatever platform. This action is very dangerous! Think about it. Train operators trying to make a precision stop are suddenly blinded by some idiot taking pictures with a flash bulb. Granted that most of the culprits are tourists who can't help themselves but it should be common sense to everyone. This situation can cause someone to get injured or killed and in the case of a train operator being blinded and missing a station stop can lead to termination. Frustrating to say the least.

As a former NYPD police officer who has a Federal lawsuit pending I can attest to the fact that what happened to Mr. Taylor occurs almost on a daily basis to New Yorkers in certain communities. The saving grace for him was that he obtained counsel and successfully sued the city, however, the sad part is that he is correct when he stated that it is the taxpayers who will pay for the misconduct of some officers within the New York City Police Department.