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Subject: [Leica] photographing other people's children in a public playground (revisited)
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:13:29 -0500
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Definitely creepy sounding dude.
Scary for the parents.
And the police response
also sounds scary for "serious" photographers.

Just a sorry deal for all concerned.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On Apr 24, 2010, at 12:21 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> To be honest, the behavior described would make me suspicious too.  
> If he is using a cellphone then obviously he is not doing it for  
> serious photography reasons, and then it become a legitimate  
> question of his motives.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
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> On Apr 24, 2010, at 4:02 AM, Oliver Bryk wrote:
>
>> The following excerpt from our Precinct Captain's weekly report  
>> bears on the
>> issues regarding photographing in public places that we discussed  
>> a few
>> months ago:
>> -------------------
>> "On April 21, 2010 Richmond Station was alerted by email of recent
>> suspicious activity by an adult white male at Mountain Lake Park.  
>> This
>> suspect was seen using his cell phone to take photographs of  
>> children at the
>> Mountain Lake Park play structures. He did not have any children  
>> with him.
>> An alert member of the community used her cell phone to take a  
>> photograph of
>> the suspect which she included with her email to Richmond Station.  
>> She
>> followed the suspect to his car and reported to us that he drives  
>> a Silver
>> Chrysler "PT Cruiser".
>>
>> "The email and photograph was immediately distributed to Richmond  
>> Station
>> Officers. Plain clothes officers, with the assistance of  
>> inspectors from the
>> Department's Sexual Offender Unit, started an immediate search of  
>> places
>> that they could expect to locate an individual engaging in such  
>> activity.
>> The work of plain clothes officers included stake-outs and showing  
>> the
>> suspect's photograph to possible witnesses. Thus far, we have not  
>> been able
>> to identify the suspect from his photograph and a search of our  
>> sex offender
>> database was unproductive. We have sent the photograph to our  
>> partners at
>> the State Department of Justice in hopes that they might be able  
>> to identify
>> him.
>>
>> "All of the police activity described above is ongoing. I am glad  
>> to report
>> that we have been able to determine several places that the suspect
>> frequents, including a commercial establishment in the district.
>>
>> "On Wednesday night several officers and I met with forty members  
>> of the
>> "Friends of Mountain Lake Park" community group regarding the  
>> suspect and to
>> discuss how we can work collaboratively to find him quickly.
>>
>> "The volume of internet traffic related to this issue has been  
>> significant
>> and has done a great deal to raise public awareness about this  
>> suspect and
>> his activities. I have attached a copy of the suspect's photograph  
>> to this
>> newsletter and request that you call police immediately if you see  
>> him. I am
>> confident that all of us working together we will be able to  
>> quickly find
>> and identify this suspect."
>> ----------------
>> Oliver
>>
>> PS I don't know whether there are any signs at the playground in  
>> Mountain
>> Lake Park stating that photographing children is prohibited.
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from oliverbryk at comcast.net (Oliver Bryk) ([Leica] photographing other people's children in a public playground (revisited))
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