tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1273740404377814007..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Taking Pictures = Disorderly Conduct.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80463342774769238692008-03-20T21:03:00.000-04:002008-03-20T21:03:00.000-04:00Pro-tip: Just delete the picture, then recover it ...Pro-tip: Just delete the picture, then recover it later. Thank god for FAT-only deletion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29863370267286152052008-03-20T20:36:00.000-04:002008-03-20T20:36:00.000-04:00Thanks for all the hits -- you have a lot of fans....Thanks for all the hits -- you have a lot of fans. :)<BR/><BR/>Clearly, the cop in question saw my question as a challenge to his authority. It wasn't -- it was intended to "cut to the chase," and allow me to go back to my dinner and a conversation I was having with a couple of other diners. I recognize the cops' right to conduct an investigation, but after him telling me I couldn't take a photo of something inside a business clearly visible <I>from the sidewalk</I> without the business's permission, I grew wary of the bullshit, then and there. I knew better than that. So, the ol' ACLU staple, "Am I being detained?" came to mind, and I skipped that and simply asked if I had violated the law, and was I being charged.<BR/><BR/>Other forums have suggested I should tell everyone where this business is, etc., which I'm not gonna do. Sure, they overreacted, which DID annoy me, and hence I didn't want to tell them why I'd taken the photos. But I recommended calling the cops, to the "aggrieved." She took me up on it, and I say, "Good for her." I was polite, calm, and even in my tone -- at no time did I consider imminent negative outcomes for me, or anyone else.<BR/><BR/>Still, thanks for reading, folx.<BR/>.Pen Ultimatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308491254123005816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11465917329347343402008-03-20T16:53:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:53:00.000-04:00Uhhh, did I have some sort of innerspatial relativ...Uhhh, did I have some sort of innerspatial relative time warp experience wher I now live in a world that makes no sense at all??? WTF is wrong with people these days???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41212544446413363482008-03-20T13:32:00.000-04:002008-03-20T13:32:00.000-04:00Ahem. http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm. Mea cu...Ahem. <A HREF="http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm" REL="nofollow">http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm</A>. <BR/><BR/>Mea culpa.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579043129470256468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73322602112876947572008-03-20T13:30:00.000-04:002008-03-20T13:30:00.000-04:00Jim, I believe you're referring to http://www.krag...Jim, I believe you're referring to <BR/>http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm. I really need to contact Bert Krages and see if I can get permission to put it on a T-shirt. It'd be neat to have a copy of the law on your shirt in the mug shot--"gee, judge, how could we have known it's legal?"<BR/><BR/>Yes, I do have an attitude problem.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579043129470256468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17265096189595142192008-03-20T08:01:00.000-04:002008-03-20T08:01:00.000-04:00There's a website out there (I can't for the life ...There's a website out there (I can't for the life of me remember the name) about knowing your rights when the police question you. It's run by a guy that used to be an ACLU litigator (Fight evil with evil). It's a pretty informative site and I should probably go look for it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, they were talking about the war against cameras and police harassment a while back. Apparently, the police also get very very testy when you photgraph or video them. I wonder why. I'll have to look for that later...J. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524149847037349007noreply@blogger.com