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07/15/2009 09:22:47 AM · #1
//www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/15/tall_photographers/

getting strange over there ...
07/15/2009 09:35:25 AM · #2
ooh, I might carry one of these though it might be seen as threatening to some?

//www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/09/liberty-central-stop-and-search-police

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07/15/2009 09:46:40 AM · #3
Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

ooh, I might carry one of these though it might be seen as threatening to some?

//www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/09/liberty-central-stop-and-search-police


While it makes the point, I think the tone would only aggrevate the situation. No one likes to be threatened (which I believe it does) and cops are especially touchy in that arena. I think they'd see it as a challenge.
07/15/2009 09:47:59 AM · #4
Awesome. I love that card. I was detained and removed with the threat of arrest at a fire scene once while taking photos. The irony was that my fire chief told stopped the officer and told him who I was and he still threatened me with arrest if I didn't proceed behind his yellow tape.
07/15/2009 09:59:08 AM · #5
Interesting story. 5' 11" is threatening? Wow. Now I don't know stone from scone so was this chap super heavy?
Like 350 pounds? Maybe the officer thought he might fall on him/her. LOL

With respect to being stopped by unidentified officers... if they are unidentified, they are not officers. I would have quickly told the UNID assholes to FOAD or I might just decide to trip and fall on them. Now for properly ID'd officers I would quickly identify myself and let them see my images if they wanted. I've done this the several times I've interfaced with law enforcement while I was out and and about.

With respect to photographing police officers... if they don't wish to be photographed, then a law, voted on by representatives, should be passed and signed to that effect. Otherwise they have no more right to privacy from photography than any other citizen.

Of course I live in the US and realize that peeps in the UK don't have as many freedoms as I.

5' 11" is tall? Wow, I guess I'll never be able to visit jolly ol'England. They'd never let me off the plane! :)
07/15/2009 10:04:29 AM · #6
Originally posted by FireBird:

Interesting story. 5' 11" is threatening? Wow. Now I don't know stone from scone so was this chap super heavy?


A "stone" is 14 lbs. So the shooter's 5'11", 168 lbs...

R.
07/15/2009 10:15:13 AM · #7
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by FireBird:

Interesting story. 5' 11" is threatening? Wow. Now I don't know stone from scone so was this chap super heavy?


A "stone" is 14 lbs. So the shooter's 5'11", 168 lbs...

R.


Wow being 5 inches and 30lb heavier than that, I am surprised they didn't outright tackle me when I visited London. :-)
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