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Subject: [Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Fri Mar 31 11:22:06 2006
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Paul,

Love your pics!  

But the intimidation of the public *IS* the tangible. It's so sad and 
offensive,
I just don't think many of us can admit that it's the truth.

Scott

PHC wrote:

> I was told to stop taking pictures in a provincial Spanish station 
> (Gandia) yesterday. The reason given was, of course, security.
>
> It seems like a typical case of "we can't do anything tangible, so 
> we'll make irrelevant rules anyway because it makes us feel better". I 
> wonder if any of the London or Madrid bombers had pictures of the 
> trains they blew up.
>
> P.
>
> *******
> Paul Hardy Carter
> www.paulhardycarter.com
> +44 (0)20 7871 7553
> *******
>
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