Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]when they take cameras away from the people to prevent crime, only criminals will have cameras. - -rei :-) > Ray Moth writes: > > > Here in Indonesia, most stores and supermarkets > > of any size display a sign prohibiting photography. > > I think they do it for security reasons, afraid > > somebody might be "casing the joint". > From: "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> > > And of course the bad guys will refrain reliably based on the sign. They'd > never try to sneak a shot with a small camera! > > Some stores supposedly worry a lot about competition, although why someone can't > just look and take notes instead of taking photos is a mystery to me (notepads > are not normally prohibited, as far as I know).