[Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures

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My point is, why should someone need pictures of a station or a train 
or whatever in order to walk onto it with a backpack full of 
explosives? And if they do, why not use a phone camera?

If someone really wants reconnaissance pictures of a public place they 
will get them, and I hardly think a chap with a (comparatively) large 
camera, standing still in one place for minutes at a time, obviously 
taking pictures, is going to be on terrorist recce duty. Still, I guess 
the security staff have got to have something to do.

It seems that all over the world authorities are scared of photography 
and, sensitive areas aside, assuming they've done nothing to be ashamed 
of I don't understand why they should be.

P.

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On 31 Mar 2006, at 14:00, Don Dory wrote:

> I think that it would be a strong possibility that there were pictures
> found.  The security forces around the world have all had the same 
> reaction
> to eliminate picture taking around high value sites.  In the U.S 
> through
> some strong protest most public spaces can be photographed now but 
> that was
> probably realization that a small digital could take pictures that the
> security would never see.