Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, I think Henry has put his proverbial finger on the equally proverbial "it:" quite clearly you were dealing with two disturbed individuals - the NA - aren't they back to being called Indians, BTW? - and the guy in Looozeeean. Americans, as Henry said, do indeed have a highly developed sense of what they perceive as their right to privacy. On the other hand, I would say that 9 times out of 10 one can shoot just about anywhere in a public place and get away with hassles. Not to start anything here, but if you think we're a little crazy, look at our brethren in France, where their law regarding privacy rights threatens just about anyone who dares raise a camera to his or her eye. B. D. Henry Ambrose wrote: > >I wonder if USA members have any idea why ? And please guys, this need not > >become some bashing thing. > >ted > > Ted, > > It sounds like your guy was a little (just a little) nuts. Some > Americans have a fairly developed distrust and derision for government - > any government. Its connected to what might be called a Frontier > Mentality. A mild version is evidenced in the old pun "Hi I'm from the > government, I'm here to help you" Sounds like your guy had a more extreme > case of it. Also many Americans have a very high expectation of privacy. > Not necessarily an educated or sophisticated one but a high expectation > none the less. Maybe he was growing marijuana behind the house and didn't > want you to see it. Who knows? > > Same for the Native American incident. It probably could have happened > anywhere. People get a little over wrought. Or they're just nuts! > > We even see it here on the LUG on rare occaisions. ; >) > > Henry