[Leica] Leica Problems

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

> Scott McLoughlin offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Problems

> Screw 'em. Be *very* polite. Take pen and paper and write
> down their badge number and then kindly and quietly leave.
> It really freaks them out.<<<<

M'mmmm  really Scott? And how many times have you for real done this? Like 
I'm talking about a police officer whom you have annoyed by facial 
expression or verbal? Or whatever?

The act of writing down the officer's badge number in itself while he's 
watching you do it, is an act of aggression and antagonizing him! So why 
bother because if one knows what they're doing, whether you agree with the 
police or not is... be polite and it's "yes sir I'm outta here!"

I've seen too many news photographers claiming their right to show the 
public  argue that right into the back seat of a cruiser! No pictures while 
those of us who know how to deal politely with police and security people 
walked away, found a better shoot position, pulled out a 300 or 400mm lens 
and got all the pictures we needed while numb nuts brain dead impolite idiot 
didn't get any from the back seat of the cop car!

ted