On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 05:06:03PM -0400, Scott Loveless wrote: > On 10/23/08, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John Francis wrote: > > > > > > > > Unfortunately it gives the cops yet another excuse to harass you if > > > you try and take photographs of anything going on. > > > > > > > That may, in fact, be the point... > > :( > > So you tag team them. Show up in pairs and approach from opposite > sides. The one without the vest makes an ass of himself. While the > coppers are harassing him about his no-vest-cardinal-go-straight-hell > sin, the one with the vest walks in unnoticed and shoots whatever the > hell he wants. It's a win-win situation. The cops get their daily > dose of power trip and you get your photos. If Mr. No Vest plays his > cards right, he'll probably just get a warning.
Oh, I doubt it. Here in San Jose we're just beginning to see the first inquiries into the local police's over-enthusiastic enforcement of the "public drunkenness" laws (no breath test or blood test needed; all that is needed is for the cop to decide he doesn't like what you are doing). One guy was thrown into jail overnight, reportedly just for trying to record a strong-arm arrest using his cell phone camera. In any case, you can only show up in pairs if you know what's going to happen. If you just come across a developing situation you'd better not try and photograph what the cops are up to if it means you have to set foot on the roadway. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
