Your one recourse is that you can be compensated at least for the loss of the film, with the same film or one of equal value. You have that right even a visitor has that right. I know the feeling of having large men with large firearms walk up to you and your only thought is how not to end up in jail.
--- Mike Ignatiev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks for support to everyone! i really needed > this. > > now that I think back about what happened, i guess i > could have made a > scene, ask for a proper authorization and stuff... > otoh, at one point during > this walk i was indeed inside a restricted area (a > hard hat area anyway), so > they, in turn, could have brought this up. in any > event, i would have most > likely ended up without my film (yes, there were a > few nice shots), only in > more trouble. and, no, i don't have an attorney > number handy -- i don't have > any at all. > > another thing, i feel really really stupid about and > regret very much, is > that the first time the guy warned me, he asked what > i am shooting this for, > so i lied that did it for a local newspaper (the guy > didn't look like he > cared much, just a regular construction worker being > bothered by a stranger > snooping around -- it looked completely innocent at > that point, besides i > shot at that place last summer and no one gave a > damn, so this was entirely > unexpected by me), hoping that that would make this > ok. it didn't, and he > brought this up after he called the cops (do you > have a proper license? who > do you work for? and so on), so i had to weasle out, > which kinda worked, but > i knew i screwed up and didn't want any more of > this... > > you guys are right, i should have probably behaved > differently, it's just > when, all over sudden, you get surrounded by cops... > well i got really > nervous, to say the least -- not much experience in > this department, not in > this country anyway. add to that that i am not an > american, just a > "permanent resident" and there's always INS out > there (guys in IRS are kids > compared to them), especially now after 9/11. makes > you wonder just how many > things authorities can write off to this. > > anyhow, if any of you guys is in boston and likes > industrial pics -- that's > one great place to shoot. assuming you are just a > bit more careful. > > > Mike, > > > > It makes me angry to see someone treated the way > you were. > > > > Once you were on Public Property the authorities > were on very shaky ground > > in doing what they did. > > > > It is fortunate that they did not try this with > me, I would have gone > directly to > > an attorney. ( Provided they didn't end up > arresting me in the first > place, I'm > > afraid that I'm one of those nails that > bureaucrats love to hammer down. ) > > > > Mark > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. > To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. > Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at > http://pug.komkon.org . > ______________________________________________________________________ Find, Connect, Date! http://personals.yahoo.ca - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
