DC News: Photog Arrested For Taking Pictures

[richardsfault]

Originally Posted by Coelus

Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's a good idea to do it in every situation possible

Taking pictures of strangers, and especially strange children, is inconsiderate and stupid unless it's a controlled event where stranger photography is customary such as the Renaissance Festival.

I know the so-called "street photographers" will disagree, but I say stick to non-human subjects and those who have arranged in advance to be photographed.

[CaptainTom]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

Regardless of who was wrong and who was right, this guy sure has a LOT of photos of HIM on his website! I mean, he's the photog and not a model, right?!?

Jason, what problem do you have with this guy ? Are you generally just liking to argue with everyone ?

plus, people generally put things about themselves on their BLOG.
It's not his web site.

[CaptainTom]

Originally Posted by richardsfault

Taking pictures of strangers, and especially strange children, is inconsiderate and stupid unless it's a controlled event where stranger photography is customary such as the Renaissance Festival.

I know the so-called "street photographers" will disagree, but I say stick to non-human subjects and those who have arranged in advance to be photographed.

So just screw the first amendment ? Yeah , I guess you guys have changed my mind completely. No way we should ever be allowed to take someones picture without getting their specific permission first.
And of course, it's reasonable to assume that anyone who is taking pictures of children are pedephiles, taking pictures of buildings are terrorists, taking pictures of animals are perverts, taking pictures of burning buildings are arsonists, taking pictures of stars are aliens, taking pictures of food are sexual perverts.

I'm beginning to get it. As long as we all follow your absurd ideas of what's allowed we won't get our arms twisted by police officers or arrested for being too tall, or harassed because someone doesn't like the way we look.

If it becomes illegal to take someones picture without their permission the only people with cameras will be licensed professionals.

I think that you guys are out of touch with.....wait, the microwave beeped and the popcorn is ready.....wait 'til I come back before you try to talk me out of being on your side.

[Rson]

Originally Posted by CaptainTom

Photographer Arrested For Being “Too Tall”

Sensational headlines or not, I'm sweating it out because I am 6 ft. tall and a whole bunch more "stones" than that guy was.

Don't deflect.

[Snicker snicker, it is the Dr. Phil Coming out.]

[Jeff_Green]

Robert Polanski | Arrested | Extradicted | Zurich, Switzerland | Samantha Geimer | homorazzi.com

Award winning director arrested... they didn't let him go because he won awards?

[Atfulldraw]

"I'm done" apparently is up for interpretation as well....

[KD5NRH]

Originally Posted by CaptainTom

Where's that ignore button?

It doesn't help much; ignoring someone just guarantees that everybody else will quote their entire post. I'm surprised noone's rewritten some of the webboard software to also ignore text quoted from ignored usres.

[wandrson]

Originally Posted by Jeff_Green

Robert Polanski | Arrested | Extradicted | Zurich, Switzerland | Samantha Geimer | homorazzi.com

Award winning director arrested... they didn't let him go because he won awards?

I'd suggest looking up the term reductio ad absurdum. The story of Roman Polanski's rape of a young child bears no relationship to the the story of a photographer taking pictures of a Christmas display (that happened to contain fully clothed children). And from all the news stories of the incident the only even POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL activity was performed by the cop--not the photographer.

A republic (or democracy) absolutely requires one characteristic of its citizens... A thick skin. Just because something offends YOUR sensibilities doesn't make it wrong, immoral, unethical, or ILLEGAL...

[CaptainTom]

I just wonder how many times something of this nature happens around the country to people who don't have ties to the press and don't report the incident in the newspapers ?
I think we need to respect authority but not passively submit to blatant mis-use of it.

We need to rally around our fellow photographers. We need to go out into the harbor and throw the tea into the water.

[dmora]

Things i dont photograph:

1. Weddings
2. Kids

:p

[ka5txl]

Originally Posted by CaptainTom

I just wonder how many times something of this nature happens around the country to people who don't have ties to the press and don't report the incident in the newspapers ?
I think we need to respect authority but not passively submit to blatant mis-use of it.

We need to rally around our fellow photographers. We need to go out into the harbor and throw the tea into the water.

Time to go shake the jiffy pop some more. Tom we couldn't possibly throw tea in the water anymore. The EPA would have us arrested.