Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/13
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You've forgotten the old adage:
Rules are made for when brains fail
Barry H
At 02:01 PM 6/14/06 +1000, Hoppy wrote:
>Just by way of an aside, in this part of Australia, at least, there is an
>additional difficulty in photographing children's soccer games. (I have a
>young son who has played for several years).
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>In a wave of liability madness and paedophile hysteria fanned by the media,
>many clubs have actually enacted rules prohibiting ALL photography at the
>games.
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>It sounds like this,
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>Referee - Sir, will you please put away your camera?
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>Parent - I am just taking photos of my own child
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>Referee - Do you have the permission of EVERY child's parent?
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>Parent - No I just want to photograph my own child and his team mates for
>the parents.
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>Referee - Sir - I have to stop the game unless you put the camera away.
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>Quite unbelievable to me.
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>Hoppy
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