Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve,It isn't a matter of law, just common sense. The uniformed guy can on a whim detain me for thirty minutes therefore if what I am doing can wait, I will be gracious not confrontational. The rules change if I was taking pictures of some uniformed sod beating the $*&^ out of a citizen. But then, I might want one of those new devices that send my pictures to a remote server so even if my camera is taken the images are somewhere else. Cheers. On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> wrote: > Actually I disagree, in the first instance the 'policeman' isn't a real > policeman, they are what's know in the UK as community policemen. They > have > limited training and no powers of arrest but can detain you for up to 30 > minutes until a 'real' policeman arrives. Secondly in the UK there is no > law > preventing people from photographing provided they are in a public place. > > If the 'policeman' had been carrying a big stick, then in the interests of > self-preservation I would have expected the photographer to stop and move > on, however since there was no physical threat, and he was breaking no law > and the 'policeman' was ignorant of this I commend him for standing his > ground. > > Steve > > > On 22/3/08 13:09, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Steve,The photographer used incredibly bad judgement in challenging the > > police. When confronted, just move on. Good manners dictates that when > the > > police officer asked him to quit filming him that he stop. If this was > the > > Tibetan riots then different rules apply; this guy was just filming > stock > > footage on the streets. Starting up again in ten minutes would not have > > changed his images. > > > > The Ted Grant rules apply if you want a long healthy career in > photography. > > Walk softly but carry a heavy M on a strap. > > > > On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 5:40 AM, Steve Unsworth <lug@steveunsworth.co.uk > > > > wrote: > > > >> > >> If you want an example of what can happen take a look at this. > >> Disgraceful, > >> especially the mouthed words by the guy at the end. > >> > >> < > >> > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/03/yo > >> u-cant-pictur.html< > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photog > >> rapher/2008/03/you-cant-pictur.html> > >>> > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> On 21/3/08 21:58, "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Others aren't so adept. In the past year, the photography blogs have > >> buzzed > >>> with tales of harassment, even violence. There's the war photographer > >> who > >>> dodged bullets abroad only to be beaten up in his own South London > >> backyard > >>> by a paranoid parent who (wrongly) thought his child was being > >> photographed" > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com