[Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures

[scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)]

I grew up politically under Reagan (I'm 40), was pumped full of
stories of the Soviet Evil Empire for 8 years, and I know the real
term for this:

Police state.

It was wrong for the Sov's, and it's wrong for Western countries
too.

Scott

Michiel Fokkema wrote:

> Scary,
>
> I wasn't arrested yesterday in the London underground but I was told I 
> couldn't make any pictures.
> It seems that they are afraid that people photograph places in which 
> they can hide explosives. It was a friendly guy so no offense taken.
> At the airport my camera bag was searched. I lost half a roll of film 
> because they wanted to see the inside of my rolleicord. There used to 
> be a day that the English policemen didn't wear weapons. At the 
> airport they now carry a big automatic weapon and a handgun.
> In Paris at the Eiffel tower you can see armed army men to protect the 
> people.
> It is getting a scary world indeed.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Michiel Fokkema
>

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