Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Sun Nov 14 18:04:00 2004

Not that I doubt that this could happen, not only in the US of A or any 
other country in today's world, but I find it very odd that the first and 
only Lug Post by "e.j. schlup" that I've ever seen should be this one...

Regards,

Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com>
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:49 pm
Subject: Re: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times

> Where upstate are you, E.J.?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "e.j. schlup" <schlup13820@yahoo.com>
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 1:43 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times
> 
> 
> >I was out in Kansas on a personal work
> > assignment (vacation)  and I got to meet the Patriot
> > Act face to face---three times! I was doing nothing
> > illegal and got hassled for the simple reason that I
> > had a camera in my hand. On the first occassion I was
> > walking from my car to my friends house in North
> > Kansas City, MO with my camera bag in my hand and a
> > few minutes later the police were at the door asking
> > all kinds of questions that were answered correctly.
> > The second time I was photographing a street scene in
> > Gypsum, KS in the middle of the day with my Leica and
> > a couple of box cameras. I left that area and went
> > over to photogrqaph a really great rundown flour mill
> > from the street and had to take time out to reload my
> > box cameras. The sheriff pulled up behind me lights
> > flashing. He walked up in all his badged glory and
> > asked me what I was doing? I had a front seat full of
> > cameras and told him I was loading my cameras. He got
> > a little cocky and asked for my ID which I complied
> > and stated that I was clean and he could run the car
> > to because it was clean. He came back a few minutes
> > later  and returned my ID and I gave him my business
> > card that states I am a photographer and it lists our
> > website. He wanted to know MORE about WHY I was there!
> > Told him I was working on my vacation and that seemed
> > to satisfy him and he left. The next time I was in
> > Wichita, KS with my friend and were were going around
> > photographing the wonderful regional architecture when
> > we were stopped AGAIN. This officer asked me what I
> > was doing? I told him that the building I was
> > photographing was an excellent piece of regional
> > architecture (it was!! really great!!) and that my
> > father inlaw was an architect, my wife was a portrait
> > artist.That seemed to do it for him. We were both run
> > through the computer, both clean. He was nice and then
> > directed us to some really beautiful buildings.
> > 
> > Folks I live in Upstate NY and have never had anything
> > like that happen in any of my travels down south where
> > I go to the State of Mississippi frequently,
> > interesting? I told a friend of mine that produces a
> > radio show and travels all around the US what happened
> > to me. He said you were a victim of the Patriot Act
> > E.J. Several of his friends have suffered the same
> > indignities just because they had cameras and were
> > doing NOTHING illegal! Again interesting?
> > 
> > Makes you wonder what is down the road for the people
> > that reside in the United States of America?
> > 
> > Peace and Harmony, E.J. Schlup
> > 
> > http://www.paintedblues.com/pages/562631/index.htm
> > 
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