Shopping malls are interesting places. Here in Canada the Supreme Court has said that they are "quasi-public property". Yes, they are privately owned but as the public are invited en masse, individuals have more rights there than in other private places. (the case I refer to said that a union striking a store had the right to picket outside the store but in the mall).
All that being said I am sure that the mall has the right to say "no photographs". But their only remedy is to issue a notice under the Trespass Act to anyone who contravenes their rules. If the person leaves, that's the end of it. If they don't there is a very specific procedure prescribed by the Trespass Act. By touching the photographer or her camera that mallcop assaulted her. That's criminal. So, apparently, is deleting her images. I like this guy's writing style! Very entertaining, and nice to see common sense used. Thanks for posting! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> Sent: November 8, 2012 11/8/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Photography in public places (again) I just discovered a fascinating column on the UK Gizmodo site. It's written by a London police office (under a pseudonym) about the day-to-day business of being a cop. Here's a story about dealing with an over-zealous mall cop who tries to hassle a photographer: http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/09/notes-from-the-frontline-mallcops/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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. -- 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.
