Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Documentary Photography 2003
From: Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 17:42:17 -0700

on 07/01/03 1:52 PM, Jim Laurel at jplaurel@nwlink.com wrote:

> Once we were ready to go, I mentioned to one of the officers that what had
> happened was disturbing to me, since the only place I was accustomed to
> seeing such things was in places like Syria, Iran and other countries with
> repressive dictatorships.  "I thought we were better then this", I said.
> Thier response: "We have to protect ourselves.  This country's changing."


As if photographing something in such a public place has any strategic
importance at all! This country is going nuts.

Thank you John Ashcroft and the Patriot Act (and upcoming Patriot Act II)
for destroying what makes this country so great.

This is something we as photographers have to consider and fight every
chance we get.

And if a  cop threatens to take your film away, demand they show you a
warrant for such confiscation. They cannot take it without such a warrant.
At least, until Ashcroft get his wish.

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA
http://www.jphotog.com

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
                                        ‹Ralph Waldo Emerson

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