Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not that I doubt that this could happen, not only in the US of A or any other country in today's world, but I find it very odd that the first and only Lug Post by "e.j. schlup" that I've ever seen should be this one... Regards, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com> Date: Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:49 pm Subject: Re: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times > Where upstate are you, E.J.? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "e.j. schlup" <schlup13820@yahoo.com> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 1:43 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times > > > >I was out in Kansas on a personal work > > assignment (vacation) and I got to meet the Patriot > > Act face to face---three times! I was doing nothing > > illegal and got hassled for the simple reason that I > > had a camera in my hand. On the first occassion I was > > walking from my car to my friends house in North > > Kansas City, MO with my camera bag in my hand and a > > few minutes later the police were at the door asking > > all kinds of questions that were answered correctly. > > The second time I was photographing a street scene in > > Gypsum, KS in the middle of the day with my Leica and > > a couple of box cameras. I left that area and went > > over to photogrqaph a really great rundown flour mill > > from the street and had to take time out to reload my > > box cameras. The sheriff pulled up behind me lights > > flashing. He walked up in all his badged glory and > > asked me what I was doing? I had a front seat full of > > cameras and told him I was loading my cameras. He got > > a little cocky and asked for my ID which I complied > > and stated that I was clean and he could run the car > > to because it was clean. He came back a few minutes > > later and returned my ID and I gave him my business > > card that states I am a photographer and it lists our > > website. He wanted to know MORE about WHY I was there! > > Told him I was working on my vacation and that seemed > > to satisfy him and he left. The next time I was in > > Wichita, KS with my friend and were were going around > > photographing the wonderful regional architecture when > > we were stopped AGAIN. This officer asked me what I > > was doing? I told him that the building I was > > photographing was an excellent piece of regional > > architecture (it was!! really great!!) and that my > > father inlaw was an architect, my wife was a portrait > > artist.That seemed to do it for him. We were both run > > through the computer, both clean. He was nice and then > > directed us to some really beautiful buildings. > > > > Folks I live in Upstate NY and have never had anything > > like that happen in any of my travels down south where > > I go to the State of Mississippi frequently, > > interesting? I told a friend of mine that produces a > > radio show and travels all around the US what happened > > to me. He said you were a victim of the Patriot Act > > E.J. Several of his friends have suffered the same > > indignities just because they had cameras and were > > doing NOTHING illegal! Again interesting? > > > > Makes you wonder what is down the road for the people > > that reside in the United States of America? > > > > Peace and Harmony, E.J. Schlup > > > > http://www.paintedblues.com/pages/562631/index.htm > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >