Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's catching north of the border. A student was arrested in Montreal for taking pictures
in the subway:
http://www.canada.com/search/story.html?id=0da79920-16f5-4e7c-b12a-f0aaf7c81487
> In reference to Mr. Beddoe's observation about NYC's subway photo ban ( "The
> sheer illogical stupidity of this proposal is breathtaking") I totally
> agree. Or maybe not.
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> Spending far too many years as a photojournalist made me more nervous than
> a sore-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
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> Nefarious plots and plans everywhere I look. Suspicion runs rampant. It's us
> versus them. And when I awake from my paranoid-induced nightmares the truth
> smacks me in the face like a burst of CS gas. I wasn't dreaming at all.
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> Use the worst part of your imagination to conjure up an answer to why
> cameras
> make authorities nervous. Don't try this at home. Do not think like this if
> you have a history of questioning authority. May cause personality changes.
> Be sure to consult your physician if you suffer bouts of clear thinking and
> thoughts of expatriation.
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> Walt J.
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