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Subject: [Leica] UK police use anti-terrorism laws to stop photographers-- and so do American ones
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:06:22 +0100
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All this discussion makes me even more pleased about having taken this 
picture:

http://www.frozenlight.eu/bath/content/_3020852_large.html

:-)

Having said that, I must also say that I have never had any problems in 
London nor elsewhere in the UK.

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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On Dec 14, 2009, at 1:18 AM, Ken Carney wrote:

>> Crew,
>> I maybe in the UK spring time working on a new book about medical students
>> in training and I find this police crap rather unnerving! I really do not
>> need any twit melon head cop giving me a hard time in Oxford while
>> photographing med students dissecting a human body!
> 
> Ted,
> 
> I don't think anyone claims that these guys are and gals are Mensa
> candidates, but I would guess a large part of the issue is lack of training
> and vague orders, i.e., anyone taking photos is a suspect.  The result will
> be a large lack of uniformity in enforcement.  Although you can't reason
> with an unreasonable or ignorant person, please do let them keep their
> privates!  I walked in the grocery the other day with a camera hanging off
> my shoulder (didn't want to leave it in the car).  The security guard
> (off-duty officer) came up and said no photography was allowed in the 
> store.
> I asked about photography outside, and after a little thought, he allowed
> that would be OK.  
> 
> Ken
> 
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> 
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