Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter Klein wrote: > I heard on the radio that after the bombing, London police asked anyone > who took photographs on or around the transit systems that morning to > please contact them--that such photos might help the investigation. > > Ironic, considering the (now dropped) proposal banning photography on > the NY subways without a permit, and a host of other knee-jerk photo > bans real, proposed, and made up on the spot by zealous cops and > rent-a-cops. Could this mean that in future we might be *encouraged* to > take photos on transit systems, rather than being viewed as potential > terrorists if we do so? > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > I don't know if the shots made it to that side of the pond but probably the only shots that show the inside of the tunnels on the day were taken by people on mobile phones. The BBC etc broadcast them around the world and they were all over the papers. Peter Dzwig