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Subject: Re: [Leica] Strange, disturbing occurence....
From: Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 20:27:43 -0800
References: <20011222000135.84109.qmail@web9302.mail.yahoo.com> <00e501c18a9a$ff822340$633f4d18@gv.shawcable.net>

I had a similar experience while photographing in SOHO, but by the owner of
a cafe.
Andy
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From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Strange, disturbing occurence....


> 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
>
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Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Strange, disturbing occurence....)