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**mattt** · 04-11-2013, 03:47 AM

Appeal!
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Jean Poitiers · 04-11-2013, 05:26 AM

Originally posted by mattt

Appeal!
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Yes ... and thanks for the link ... J

MRRiley · 04-11-2013, 06:20 AM

Hopefully Australia has their own version of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that can be persuaded to take up this case.

Brand X · 04-11-2013, 07:31 AM

This is absurd. The judge flipped from not guilty to guilty, and it appears that he completely ignored the law and the rights of the guy with the camera. Since the proliferation of cell phone cameras it is quite common to see people holding them up at arm's length (a technique that goes against what I was taught regarding proper support of a camera) squinting at the screen and snapping away. I would bet that the amount of pictures taken daily worldwide has increased 20 fold since the addition of the cheap cameras to phones.

What really sucks is that, as the article states, the defendant doesn't posses the financial resources to appeal the verdict, and now the legal precedent has been set. So the outcome of future cases will hinge upon the result of this case.

Time to make your gear more stealth.

ofer4 · 04-11-2013, 08:19 AM

My favorite part of this whole case is that the evidence used against the guy...was a recording of the event! His lawyer should have been all over this. This poor guy got screwed.

Brand X · 04-11-2013, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by ofer4

My favorite part of this whole case is that the evidence used against the guy...was a recording of the event! His lawyer should have been all over this. This poor guy got screwed.

Indeed.

**Kerrowdown** · 04-11-2013, 10:53 AM

Has the world gone mad?

Brand X · 04-11-2013, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

Has the world gone mad?

Yes. A long time ago.

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04-11-2013, 05:26 AM	#2
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by mattt Appeal! . PhotoCounter Yes ... and thanks for the link ... J

04-11-2013, 06:20 AM	#3
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Hopefully Australia has their own version of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that can be persuaded to take up this case.

04-11-2013, 07:31 AM	#4
Brand X Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet Posts: 67	This is absurd. The judge flipped from not guilty to guilty, and it appears that he completely ignored the law and the rights of the guy with the camera. Since the proliferation of cell phone cameras it is quite common to see people holding them up at arm's length (a technique that goes against what I was taught regarding proper support of a camera) squinting at the screen and snapping away. I would bet that the amount of pictures taken daily worldwide has increased 20 fold since the addition of the cheap cameras to phones. What really sucks is that, as the article states, the defendant doesn't posses the financial resources to appeal the verdict, and now the legal precedent has been set. So the outcome of future cases will hinge upon the result of this case. Time to make your gear more stealth.

04-11-2013, 08:19 AM	#5
ofer4 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 428	My favorite part of this whole case is that the evidence used against the guy...was a recording of the event! His lawyer should have been all over this. This poor guy got screwed.

04-11-2013, 09:28 AM	#6
Brand X Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet Posts: 67	Originally posted by ofer4 My favorite part of this whole case is that the evidence used against the guy...was a recording of the event! His lawyer should have been all over this. This poor guy got screwed. Indeed.

04-11-2013, 10:53 AM	#7
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Has the world gone mad?

04-11-2013, 11:15 AM	#8
Brand X Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet Posts: 67	Originally posted by kerrowdown Has the world gone mad? Yes. A long time ago.

Time to take up a collection...

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