Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/13

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers-- and so do American ones
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:16:23 +0530
References: <36172e5a0912121841i3581f19dq1869b85820c69453@mail.gmail.com> <C74A6F89.5CBD%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <COL119-W54169A82B39CC34A6AFF40828A0@phx.gbl> <E7DE017976A744189C766D8CFD3DE2BC@syneticfeba505> <AAFF21E0EB3C457CB74CA824D0E51BEB@pcclub> <662B8883-5B28-4FD2-8F32-2E131BEDA6A6@frozenlight.eu>

LOL!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> All this discussion makes me even more pleased about having taken this
> picture:
>
> http://www.frozenlight.eu/bath/content/_3020852_large.html
>
> :-)
>
> Having said that, I must also say that I have never had any problems in
> London nor elsewhere in the UK.
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>
> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
>
>
> On Dec 14, 2009, at 1:18 AM, Ken Carney wrote:
>
> >> Crew,
> >> I maybe in the UK spring time working on a new book about medical
> students
> >> in training and I find this police crap rather unnerving! I really do
> not
> >> need any twit melon head cop giving me a hard time in Oxford while
> >> photographing med students dissecting a human body!
> >
> > Ted,
> >
> > I don't think anyone claims that these guys are and gals are Mensa
> > candidates, but I would guess a large part of the issue is lack of
> training
> > and vague orders, i.e., anyone taking photos is a suspect.  The result
> will
> > be a large lack of uniformity in enforcement.  Although you can't reason
> > with an unreasonable or ignorant person, please do let them keep their
> > privates!  I walked in the grocery the other day with a camera hanging
> off
> > my shoulder (didn't want to leave it in the car).  The security guard
> > (off-duty officer) came up and said no photography was allowed in the
> store.
> > I asked about photography outside, and after a little thought, he allowed
> > that would be OK.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Leica Users Group.
> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
> >
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>


In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers -- and so do American ones)
Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers -- and so do American ones)
Message from gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo) ([Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers -- and so do American ones)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers -- and so do American ones)
Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers-- and so do American ones)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers-- and so do American ones)