Tom Zebra, Citizen Journalist/provocateur Los Angeles, CA —If you’re a cop in or near the City of Angels,  Tom Zebra may just get in your face and under your skin.   In the age of the cell phone camera explosion came body cams and the ever-popular GoPros.   With the new technology police have been placed under the intrusive and unblinking eyes of millions of cameras.   A large percentage of them are in the hands of genuine antagonists like Zebra .   The next generation of police monitoring devices is here in the form of multi-rotor camera drones.   They can be quietly deployed over any police action.   They can record video of anything taking place in plain view under the skies.     Cops have been understandably hostile to these cameras and nationwide thousands of bogus arrests have been made of people recording them.   Cops have confiscated cell phones, cameras and their media storage cards.   Cops felt...

Will they be able to jail drone pilot Paul Huebl now?   Phoenix, AZ —Two members of the City Council here are proposing an anti-drone ordinance that will make a criminal out of anyone using a drone within the city. Let me disclose that I own and operate two camera drones like the one above and plan to use them in pursuit if gathering images and video for news.  The proposed law requires that “written permission” be obtained in advance from anyone that might be photographed by a drone.   That would for example include some gardener mowing grass who might be photographed whether he is readily identifiable or not.   They are not talking about just close up pictures but any picture. There is plenty of existing law that protects people’s privacy where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy.   That is inside a home or structure of some type.   That’s why millions of ordinary surveillance cameras are everywhere in America today. ...

Los Angeles, CA --Those that really know me understand my deep love for all entertainers.   I champion every actor, singer, musician, dancer and comedian’s efforts.   Perhaps it’s because I would not want to live in a world without entertainment. Yes, I’m also an actor along with so many other occupational hats that I wear.   It’s really a small percentage of people that have the opportunity to impact our lives with their performances.   Robin Williams made a huge contribution to all of us.   He made us all forget at least for a while our own troubles like health issues, financial disasters and failed relationships.    Those that possess a special talent gift are usually rewarded handsomely, yet for some for some the stress of keeping their careers on track takes a very heavy toll. I feel most for the talented and beautiful women that seem to have a short entertainment shelf life.   As they approach 40,   at a point when their ski...

This one I shot in Phoenix at 16th Street and Butler I hope you enjoy and share this with your friends.  My Magic Carpet ride!

Phoenix, AZ — Joseph Wood was condemned to die after being convicted of two rather nasty murders.   I won’t comment on his innocence because I don’t know.    It seems on its face Wood’s two murder convictions was not the subject of controversy. We will never know what demons drove Wood’s violence or if there were any very real excusable brain malfunctions behind his mad acts.   We can only guess. I won’t argue that some hopelessly evil people on our earth don’t deserve to live.   I absolutely encourage people to use guns and other deadly weapons in self-defense and the defense of others.   The concept of killing these people decades later is an  entirely  different matter.  Arizona used secret drugs obtained from a clandestine source to kill Wood.   Wood’s lawyers demanded to know about the drugs and their effectiveness, but were rebuffed throughout the entire appeal process.   This was happening in a nation where its gove...

New York, NY —Selling cigarettes on the street cost a man his life.   Think about it for a moment.   Trying to make a meager living in a miserable economy by selling a legal product deserves death now in New York. That’s precisely what happened to an obviously overweight (350 lbs.) and unhealthy man last week.  A squad of cops investigating this tax transgression approached Eric Garner . Garner actually begged the cops to leave him alone.   Soon Garner began to shun the cops and resist being handcuffed and the cops piled on him.  All too quickly, Garner was dead. Was it the long banned chokehold?  I don’t think so.  I suspect positional asphyxia was the actual cause of death.  Does it really make any difference how they killed him?  Garner was killed not by policemen in the true sense of that noble occupation but a gang of government extortionists.  This was not about anything more than the attempted evasion of a...

Amsterdam, NL --It’s with a heavy heart that I mourn with you the loss of so many of your best and brightest people that were killed by the senseless destruction Malaysia Airlines flight #MH 17 . I have such fond memories of my visits to your nation rich with beauty, art and some of the friendliest people anywhere.  I can’t wait for my next visit to Holland where I’m sure I’ll visit with old friends and make some new ones.  I deeply respect the legendary Dutch heroes that risked torture and death resisting the Nazis during their brutal occupation.  Few nations in the world can boast such an artistic, well-educated and productive population.  I’m horrified that the remains of your loved ones are decomposing in the field of wreckage after being robbed of jewelry and other valuables.   This just adds to the misery for the friends and families of these innocent victims.   I beg that the International Community  demands that these ...