Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - student arrested for photographing public transit facility
From: Mike Durling <durling@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 21:16:40 -0500
References: <001001c2d842$15700820$6401a8c0@YOURF68DMBR429>

That's a shame.  I shot a student film on the Frankford El (a SEPTA 
line).  I do remember signs proclaming "the taking of photographs is 
prohibited" going up in the Reading Terminal (also in philly) around 
1975.  Didn't always stop me!

Mike D

Oliver Bryk wrote:
> This item from the RISKS newsgroup might be of interest:
> 
> "Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 05:46:37 -0500
> From: "Rebecca Mercuri" <notable@mindspring.com>
> Subject: Risks of Doing Homework
> At the faculty meeting at Bryn Mawr College on 12 Feb 2003, we were informed
> that a student at Haverford (our affiliated College) was arrested over the
> weekend when he was trying to do his homework assignment in Philadelphia.
> As part of the Cities project, he was taking photographs of SEPTA (our
> regional transit authority) facilities when he was arrested, detained for a
> few hours, and eventually released.  Haverford administration is working to
> try to ensure that this event not be a part of the student's permanent
> police record.  Apparently taking photographs at transit facilities is cause
> for arrest during "Code Orange" alert, the authorities explained.  Faculty
> were advised to be careful about assigning "field trip" projects during such
> alerts."
> 
> Oliver Bryk
> 
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In reply to: Message from "Oliver Bryk" <oliverbryk@attbi.com> ([Leica] OT - student arrested for photographing public transit facility)