Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good point Nathan. And yes, I was talking about the apprentice system, that's what Dean Collins was talking about. The difference here is that functioning as a journalist must not be restricted in any way by a government. Of that is no free press. And I guess that's where my argument fell apart. I don't know if the apprentice system applies to journalists. And it certainly doesn't apply to "foreign" journalists. And yes, I would argue that we have no independent judiciary for poor people. Plenty for the wealthy. Guess which ones get away with crimes more often? (I was married to a prosecuting attorney's right hand paralegal, so I learned a lot about the U.S. judicial system through her). As for the other assertions, I was being sarcastic. In reality, in England, they have very strict libel laws that prevent plenty of information getting out. In France, the restrictions are much worse. Remember all of the backlash against photographing people in public after Princess Diana died? Come on guys, let's get real. Some of you slam Americans as idiots without taste, and then yelp when we get angry and react with hyperbole. Get some perspective! And knock off the personal attacks. On Nov 14, 2003, at 10:40 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > You are probably referring to the German apprentice system, whereby all > professions require some kind of diploma, whether plumber, doctor, > photographer etc. Soo...since you cannot practice law in the US > without a > license issued by the state, does it mean that the US had no > independent > judiciary? Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. - Will Rogers - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html