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[thomas_sullivan]

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[keirst]

Well Brad, I'm glad you and your friends have not had any problems with authorities. You

are right, I should not have said, "a lot of cops, security guards and transit workers..."

when only a few are to blame and most are OK. I think it's naive, however, to think that if

only you have the right attitude, you will be protected. Sometimes you just wind up

pointing your lens at something in the wrong place at the wrong time. It only takes one

cowboy to ruin your day. In Boston I was not harassed in for 15 years, until after 9/11, but

afterward four times since the start of 2004. Fortunately I've never had my freedom truly

violated, but the following links show some people were not so lucky, and had serious

problems:<br><br>

 

1) <a href="http://www.photopermit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=265">Man arrested for

photographing refinery from sidewalk.</a><br>

2) <a href="http://www.photopermit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?

t=240&highlight=railfan">Railfan passenger arrested in New Orleans.</a><br>

3) <a href="http://www.photopermit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=347">Street

photographer assaulted by security guard on Hollywood Boulevard.</a><br>

4) <a href="http://www.photopermit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=75"> Doctor detained at

police station for taking photo of power lines. </a><br>

5) <a href="http://www.photopermit.org/?p=132">ACLU sues NYC for detaining Indian

Filmmaker and wrecking his videocamera. </a><br><br>

 

These are just five egregious cases from the past couple of years; there are many more. I

wish these events were

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[robert_m_johnson]

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[Brad_]

<I>I think it's naive, however, to think that if only you have the right attitude, ...</I><P>

 

Ha! Hardly naive, just common sense and adapting to situations - perhaps you are not

adept at that. As I said, if you're prone to acting rude at the slightest provocation, sp is

probably not for you. In the end, it does depend on your attitude. Feel free to worry about

such things if you want. No serious shooter I know does.<P>

 

You list 5 occurrences (and why did you list #1 as an arrest?). How about relating that to

the millions of times people are out shooting and NOTHING happens. Does

photopermit.org keep those statistics as well to keep things in proper perspective?<P>

 

Question: If a cop sees something suspicious, should he be able to ask some questions?

You said you've been harassed 4 times in the last two years. But your freedom was not

truly violated. Well, what happened? Did a cop have the nerve to ask you some questions?

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