Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually I disagree, in the first instance the 'policeman' isn't a real policeman, they are what's know in the UK as community policemen. They have limited training and no powers of arrest but can detain you for up to 30 minutes until a 'real' policeman arrives. Secondly in the UK there is no law preventing people from photographing provided they are in a public place. If the 'policeman' had been carrying a big stick, then in the interests of self-preservation I would have expected the photographer to stop and move on, however since there was no physical threat, and he was breaking no law and the 'policeman' was ignorant of this I commend him for standing his ground. Steve On 22/3/08 13:09, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve,The photographer used incredibly bad judgement in challenging the > police. When confronted, just move on. Good manners dictates that when > the > police officer asked him to quit filming him that he stop. If this was the > Tibetan riots then different rules apply; this guy was just filming stock > footage on the streets. Starting up again in ten minutes would not have > changed his images. > > The Ted Grant rules apply if you want a long healthy career in photography. > Walk softly but carry a heavy M on a strap. > > On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 5:40 AM, Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> > wrote: > >> >> If you want an example of what can happen take a look at this. >> Disgraceful, >> especially the mouthed words by the guy at the end. >> >> < >> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/03/yo >> u-cant-pictur.html<http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photog >> rapher/2008/03/you-cant-pictur.html> >>> >> >> Steve >> >> On 21/3/08 21:58, "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Others aren't so adept. In the past year, the photography blogs have >> buzzed >>> with tales of harassment, even violence. There's the war photographer >> who >>> dodged bullets abroad only to be beaten up in his own South London >> backyard >>> by a paranoid parent who (wrongly) thought his child was being >> photographed" >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >