Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are between a rock and a hard place, but better leadership, with the emphasis on "leader," could support the first amendment and not scape goat photographers ... which is what's happening. This is what Gerry was getting at, I believe. On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com>wrote: > While I agree that some restrictions are ludicrous because they will not > do anything to protect the citizenry, you have to admit that the powers > that be are between a rock and a hard place. If the do nothing and > something happens they are seen as every bit as guilty as if they do too > much. And to them, the price of doing nothing is more serious than doing > something. Everybody is "Monday morning quarterbacked" them to death. I > think they are mostly sincere in trying to prevent some tragedy in this > present world wide situation but sometimes do clearly, from other's > standpoint, go overboard and this must be pointed out to them. I would > like to give the majority of them the benefit of the doubt and think that > their intention is not control of the citizenry, but protection, even if > misguided. > > Aram > > ------------------------------**-------------------- > From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:31 PM > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographic Freedom > > >> The Powers-that-be have become extremely fearful. >> They intend to control the citizenry. >> They will ultimately fail. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**imagist <http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >