Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's just silly. I photograph all over the U.S. and haven't been harrassed or bothered. My son lugged a back pack of photo gear through the New York subway two weeks ago and didn't get a stir out of the transit police. I don't think he was taking pictures in the subway station but he did take photos all over NYC with no problems - even pictures of (gasp) buildings. I see isolated (and infuriating) incidents of authorities behaving badly, but I hardly think it's "too risky" to take pictures. If that is too risky then riding in a car must be unthinkable! <grin> Adam On 8/4/05, Jim Laurel <jplaurel@spectare.com> wrote: > Karen, > Sadly, that's not the case any more in the USA. Authorities can > justify almost any action so long as it can be justified under the > aegis of fighting terrorism. You may be technically innocent until > proven guilty, but the practical reality is that we are moving away > from that. > > Again, it's why I don't photograph in the USA any more except for > family and friends stuff. It's getting too risky. > > --Jim > > > On Aug 2, 2005, at 1:18 PM, Karen Nakamura wrote: > > > you're innocent until proved guilty or until you pay the fine. > > > NO ARCHIVE > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >