Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/31

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Subject: [Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Fri Mar 31 14:02:35 2006
References: <200603312020.k2VKKYvZ057775@server1.waverley.reid.org> <3C2AE28E-E573-4220-8328-DC3604CAF506@interlink.es>

There are ALOT of class and racial issues tied up in the police force
and other security forces, at least in the US. It's horrible, and it's not
*only* white working class officers giving minorities a hard time.

A good friend has the serious misfortune of working for the TSA airport
security (down on his luck), staffed mostly by lower class African
Americans at his particular airport. The stories he tells of his thuggish
coworkers bragging about "f*cking with that white b*tch," stealing stuff
from passengers and so on and so forth are just HORRIFYING.

Yes, he also tells me that many of the passengers are jerks, yelling at
line workers who are just doing their jobs. But absolutely NOTHING
to justify the obvious and extreme anger-driven thuggery on the part
of many of his coworkers. The staff is so criminal, that no one dares
keep anything of value in their own locker room !!!!

Really sad.  IMHO, cranking up the salaries for security staff of all
kinds would go a long way toward attracting efficient, effective but
still cordial and honest folks with good judgement in our security
forces.

Scott

Luis Miguel Casta?eda wrote:

> carry either a photog bag, a tripod, a big zoom, or wear like press  
> fotog and someone will be telling you how forbidden is it. Even if a  
> bunch of people is snapping around you. Ya know, regulations plus  
> people that like to let you know how much authority they have.


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Replies: Reply from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures)
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