Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a shame. I shot a student film on the Frankford El (a SEPTA line). I do remember signs proclaming "the taking of photographs is prohibited" going up in the Reading Terminal (also in philly) around 1975. Didn't always stop me! Mike D Oliver Bryk wrote: > This item from the RISKS newsgroup might be of interest: > > "Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 05:46:37 -0500 > From: "Rebecca Mercuri" <notable@mindspring.com> > Subject: Risks of Doing Homework > At the faculty meeting at Bryn Mawr College on 12 Feb 2003, we were informed > that a student at Haverford (our affiliated College) was arrested over the > weekend when he was trying to do his homework assignment in Philadelphia. > As part of the Cities project, he was taking photographs of SEPTA (our > regional transit authority) facilities when he was arrested, detained for a > few hours, and eventually released. Haverford administration is working to > try to ensure that this event not be a part of the student's permanent > police record. Apparently taking photographs at transit facilities is cause > for arrest during "Code Orange" alert, the authorities explained. Faculty > were advised to be careful about assigning "field trip" projects during such > alerts." > > Oliver Bryk > > > -- > 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