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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-22-2008, 09:35 AM
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what exactrly are you refering too I'm not aware that this forum is a society
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-21-2008, 02:03 PM
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that pretty much spells it out, makes a good point too crime commited they ask us if we happen to have photos to help but if we want to take pictures we are restricted, my local borough council has asked us the people to send pictures in of people commiting road offences, so while people are being chased for taking pictures WE are supposed to recoupe the time the police waste catching the criminals ourselves with a means we are being told not to use by the people asking us to use it makes sense ? no ? I didn't think so.
it goes without saying that the (non english and not queens english speaking) officer was not exactly tactful in his approach the other officer just gave moral support but did not really do much, young hot head is the term that comes to mind
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-21-2008, 10:13 AM
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like wise, I don't mind being talked to and asked what I'm doing but it seems that some officers are out for a catch and go way too far or just like to through their weight around,
if the police were a bit more sensitive perhaps people would not be so histerical, its embaressing and anoyinh enough to be questioed when your doing nothing wrong it would be nice if it was done with some regard. all i seem to hear about though is people that sahow off a slightly bigger camera than most have and get picked off while the vast ragiority of others are ignored.
it comes to mind the incedent i read in a photography magazine (it was one of their columists I beleive) about talking pictures of a bridge, the policeman waded through a crowd of chinese tourists (or even terrorists) to get to him and pulled him away checked him over and told him not to take pictures, that was all done through very broken english as the police man was not an englishman and it seemed didn't consider adequate command of the language neccesary of course the tourists were never questioned.... it makes one wonder
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-21-2008, 04:53 AM
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all I'm saying is they should check every camera type not just target pro cameras yes your right if the message becomes that a DSLR is not a terrorist then they will be just that what I am saying is a serious terrorist does not need to take pictures with a big camera to get the info he/she needs to destroy the building and that its time we take a look at compacts too, so I work hard save my money and buy a "big" camera only to find it makes me a teror suspect like I said I don't mind proving who I am to the law but it seems every time a police man sees a big camera he thinks he is going to make a catch and overreacts perhaps to get recognition ? at our expenses, I mean you ask any police man if he is aware that a P&S can give in many cases just as good a picture as a DSLR what do you think his answer will be ?
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-20-2008, 11:25 AM
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yea i think I'd carry my photographic club card with me not that it amounts to much infact I laminated it myself to make it more durable. I always have my driving license on me I'm quite happy if someone wants to see ID but I think the police tend to go for the wrong people. anyone can join a camera club and have a card to show thats not going to help in stopping terrosists its a case of the terrorists are not going to run around being obvious if a police man is so stupid to go for the obvious he don't deserve his job, so what if we take a picture of a building if we were to be a terrorist we wouldn't care about achitectural details we'd just bomb it full stop a terrorist just wants to blow it up not break in and get to the safe ! as my neighbour puts it the police are useless as they are green as grass
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-20-2008, 09:25 AM
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Petition to: clarify the laws surrounding photography in public places.
you may want to subscribe to the petition, frankly I find the situation stupid law enforcement is making a fool of itself showing itself up as plain ignorant and stupid, if I'm a terrorist I'm not going to run around in plain view with a big camera with the prowess the police are showing I wonder how well protected we really are they seem so incompetent just wasting their time, I'd like to know how many bad people were successfully caught with a DSLR in their hands. apart from many people being stopped when they have every right to take pictures it seems the police are more ignorant than us.
I'd say to them GROW UP and to get educated the real terrorists must be laughing their asses off at our forces incompetence in being if anything rational and fair and know their job
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