Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/31

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Subject: [Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Fri Mar 31 11:34:09 2006
References: <E32EB0FC-3E2D-4070-B525-B3F378BA23E8@spectare.com> <442CD594.9040700@wanadoo.nl> <62D35834-4939-48D9-A82E-4848D3C8FD82@ralgo.nl> <82CE7824-7A90-4AD8-901E-769D3F54A253@earthlink.net>

I once asked a subway (metro, tube, whatever) official "How close is
too close?"  I was on the street taking pics of newspaper boxes. Once
confronted, she said that she honestly didn't know, and walked away.
Pure intimidation, plain and simple.

Scott

feli wrote:

> I had a few rolls confiscated in New Orleans, when a Sheriff decided  
> that I had taken
> a picture a little too close to some sort of industrial installation.  
> As unpleasant as the
> encounter was, I have to admit that he was reasonably professional,  
> but I couldn't shake
> the feeling that the whole episode would have taken an ugly turn if I  
> had given him an
> argument.
>
> In any case, I guess I'm now registered with Homeland Security and   
> Dick 'Deadeye' Cheney
> and his merry bunch of misfits is reading my email and listening in  
> on my phone calls.
>
>
> feli
>
>
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In reply to: Message from jplaurel at spectare.com (Jim Laurel) ([Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures)
Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures)
Message from bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce) ([Leica] Real patriots don't take pictures)