Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some of our aristocratic and much revered founding fathers made good sense.. Paraphrasing now, "Those who give up freedom for security deserve neither" Good ol Ben Franklin. Walt Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Actually, that makes me feel safer when I am in London. I am equally > prepared to put up with the airport security at Ben Gurion airport. Of > course, like all of us, I wish we lived in a world where such > precautions were no necessary, but... > > The only times I get upset with security at airports etc. is when I > notice that the people are lax. For example, when the people at the > hand baggage scan are chatting with each other instead of looking at > the screen (happened to me in Spain several times). > > Nathan > > bruce wrote: > >> What's really scary, Michiel, is that the weapons (wherever) are no >> longer for show. The bearers know how to use them ............ and will. >> >> B. >> >> On 31-mrt-2006, at 9:09, Michiel Fokkema wrote: >> >>> Scary, >>> >>> I wasn't arrested yesterday in the London underground but I was told >>> I couldn't make any pictures. >>> It seems that they are afraid that people photograph places in which >>> they can hide explosives. It was a friendly guy so no offense taken. >>> At the airport my camera bag was searched. I lost half a roll of >>> film because they wanted to see the inside of my rolleicord. There >>> used to be a day that the English policemen didn't wear weapons. At >>> the airport they now carry a big automatic weapon and a handgun. >>> In Paris at the Eiffel tower you can see armed army men to protect >>> the people. >>> It is getting a scary world indeed. >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Michiel Fokkema >>> >>> Jim Laurel wrote: >>> >>>> I caught this in today's ASMP newswatch. Yet another news story >>>> about a photographer being arrested. Land of the free indeed. >>>> More like land of the scared. >>>> Last week Ben Hider, a photographer in White Plains, NY, was >>>> detained by police for several hours because he took pictures of >>>> the flags in front of the court house. Later, a spokesman for the >>>> court administration issued an apology. But the police union >>>> refused to apologize, saying the officers were trying to follow >>>> their instructions in the absence of a sensible policy. Apparently, >>>> in a previous situation, the cops were scolded by court officials >>>> for NOT detaining an individual. >>>> More details on the WABC Eyewitness News website, shortcut is >>>> http://tinyurl.com/m32sd >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >