Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, yesterday I got my new press credential sticker for 2003-2004. It makes me grit my teeth to see that the issuing agency is the LAPD and not a press association, or some such industry or professional organization. The initial application requires a three month investigation of one's national records by the police department. Never mind owning a camera, what about the here and now with the McCain snitch chip in our TVs, and the snitch software in our computers. It's probably putting a smile on Goebbel's crisped face. It makes his limited range radio look Neolithic, and that was just a couple of generations ago. Slobodan Dimitrov bdcolen wrote: > > I would not be posting this were it not for this on-going "horrors of > keeping us snapping" thread..... > > But if you folks think THIS is bad - you obviously didn't watch Bill > Moyer's NOW last night, nor did you see the little AP story about the > same subject in some of today's papers: > > Your "Justice" Department is working on a second go-round of "Der > Homelander Sekurity Act" which would, among other things, allow for - > * Secret arrests; > * Stripping of citizenship; > * Warrentless wiretaps > And the list goes on and on. This proposed law has apparently been sent > to ONE member of Congress - Speaker "Denny" Haster, and VP Channey for > comment, but has not been sent to any members of the Judiciary > Committees in either House or Senate. > > If you don't like the fact that there are some places they are stopping > us from taking photos, just wait - another year or so and you won't be > allowed to own a camera. ;-) > > Here's where to find the draft "Justice" Department act - > http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/patriot2-hi.pdf > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Adam > Bridge > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:35 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] ACLU and Your Right To "Keep Pushing That Shutter" > > On 2/8/03 Tim Atherton wrote: > > >interestingly useful, especially after the police in Lewiston Maine > >recently banned all cameras from a demonstration (because they were > >considered a terrorist threat) unless they were carried by previously > >registered Media... > > I'm hoping that, after the fact, this was taken up with the local > government and revoked. Do you know if it was? > > Thanks > > Adam > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html