New York, August 7 (RHC)-- In the U.S. -- that self-proclaimed champion of human rights and freedom -- New York police have arrested Samuel Seligson, a local journalist, and charged him with felony hate crime charges after he filmed pro-Palestinian activists hurling red paint at the homes of top officials at the Brooklyn Museum. 

Samuel Seligson’s lawyer Leena Widdi denounced the charges.  She said that her client is being charged with a crime for merely filming it.  The attorney told reporters: “Samuel is being charged for alleged behavior that is protected by the First amendment and consistent with his job as a credentialed member of the press.  What is even more concerning, however, is that this member of the press is being charged with a hate crime.”