"troopers checked and photographed journalists and their credentials and driver's licenses at the scene in order to expedite the identification process."
Now they know who they are, and where they live. It's a classic intimidation tactic.
Right but checking credentials was okay and I assume their credentials had their name (or gathering their names was surely okay).
It was just the photography that wasn’t okay. However, what do you need a photograph for when you can just go pull up their file back at the station using the name on the credentials you just took down?
Now they know who they are, and where they live. It's a classic intimidation tactic.