Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had a similar experience while photographing in SOHO, but by the owner of a cafe. Andy - ----- Original Message ----- 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 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html