Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff wrote: >>> I was walking toward them with a multi story parking > garage on my left side and was framing, checking > exposure, stopping, fiddling with the camera, framing, > walking, fiddling with the camera...when suddenly a > Security Guard appeared in front of me and said, "You > can't take a picture of this building." To which I > replied, wittily, "Huh?" > To which he replied, menacingly, "This is a private > building, you can't take pictures of it." To which I > replied, incredulously, "What?" And so on...me > explaining that I didn't want to take a picture of his > building, I was just taking an exposure reading and > that I wanted to shoot the stairs over there and him > not understanding and now saying that I couldn't take > pictures here at all and me starting to get hot and > saying what do they own the sidewalk and him getting > loud and close and other guards now coming over and I > bravely....stomped off. Took the picture just past > the edge of their turf, way too close to the stairs > and way too jerky with these goons glaring at me. > I was/am outraged to be intimidated/threatened by > rent-a-cops for some major Pharmaceutical concern > whose initals are J&J that thinks a camera near their > parking garage poses a threat. > Jeesh!! > I guess this is 9.11 fallout. But I'm pissed.<<<<<< Jeff, Screw them! Big time! Normally I don't go this route, but there is a point of common sense about this situation and the mental midget security forces who think the bloody world is about to immediately come to an end over the events of September 11, 2001. Sure it was a catastrophic event, but the world can't come to a screaming halt because of it. And if it does, the sons of bitches have won. Damn, I'd go after your civil liberty rights to be able to continue taking pictures in the way that you always had. Does this sound like I'm angry? Your damn right, because these mickey mouse security mental midgets now feel they can wield their power to a greater strength than ever before. I'd write a formal complaint to whomever the corporation is who owns the parking garage and explain exactly what your picture was about just as you explained it here. Fine tuned, never the less a similar type of letter and ask for an apology for the intrusion into your right as a private citizen and amateur photographer o take your pictures. ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html