Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it's disturbing only if one is easily intimidated by authority
and one refuses to defend the liberties so many have died to attain for us.
in jurisdictions without a reasonably cooperative policy
(where the police and the public are on an equal footing, like DC)
the public simply needs to put it's foot down and demand a
probable cause hearing and a subsequent judicial warrant before
the camera or any other private property can be seized by any authority
figure.
simple.
bharani
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:24:46 -0400
From: Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Police seize cell phones and ... ?
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Right. DC is marginally reasonable. What about NYC and every film camera
ever made and still in use anywhere? As I said, disturbing.
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu
>wrote:
> What is disturbing? I think the DC policy, as described, is very sensible.
> Of course, it only works with cameras that have the ability to e-mail
> stuff, like smartphones or the new Nikon.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> -Lew Schwartz