Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] FW: X-ray Film Question
From: Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 22:19:03 -0400

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Personally as an occasional flier who prefers some assurance of arriving =
in ONE piece, rather than several scattered pieces, or alive but via an =
unscheduled trip to Tripoli of other sunny locale, I'm quite happy to =
let them search as necessary.=20

Despite the horror stories presented here, I have experienced some =
amazing lack of vigilance. In 1985 (one year after the Brighton Bomb) I =
was allowed past the barriers and into Downing street without being =
searched where I then stood about 15 feet from the Prime Minister and =
took pictures, often digging around inside a rather large camera bag =
that really could have held anything (even a Leica).  All it took was a =
letter and a phone call to the Press Office. Then as now, incidentally, =
I did not have a press pass.

Even worse, security at Duesseldorf airport in 1994 allowed me to walk =
all over their airport, including through the checkpoints with a loaded, =
concealed, 9mm pistol. I was carrying the gun as part of my official =
duties in the US Army which is why I was there, but the alarming thing =
is that they never asked to see my permit or my identification, or even =
to look at the weapon - they just took me at my word that it was OK and =
official. This is why I'm happy to hear of security guards who actually =
do their jobs and who aren't swayed by sob stories of "I'm a =
professional photographer so the rules don't apply to me."

My 2 cents!

Simon Stevens
Camera Craftsman
(703) 548-7548
http://www.camera-craftsman.com=20



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