Man Accosted by Police - For Having a Camera (Page 2): This kind of makes me wonder how the Doctrine of "no reasonable expectation of privacy" plays out with kids in a public park??

insman1132 Loc: Southwest Florida

This kind of makes me wonder how the Doctrine of "no reasonable expectation of privacy" plays out with kids in a public park??

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

the same thing happened to me a few years ago in a state park. I had been to that park a few months before with no problem. with my camera on a tripod and taking pictures of people, boats and houses, I found myself approached be three officers. they ask for and took down my info aks asked to see my photos. they said someone complained that I took pictures of children. as that day I had film instead of digital cameras they couldn't see what I shot, and couldn't see a reason to confiscate my film. I was 74 at the time and riding a mobility scooter at the time. when I go to the parks now I make sure to avoid play areas.

EdM Loc: FN30JS

insman1132 wrote:

This kind of makes me wonder how the Doctrine of "no reasonable expectation of privacy" plays out with kids in a public park??

the crazies have taken over, but not to worry, 'Bamas brothers are coming from the mideast to straighten us out.....

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

jerryc41 wrote:

All it takes is one phone call from an idiot.

http://petapixel.com/2015/10/17/man-pens-open-letter-to-woman-who-reported-him-for-taking-pictures-of-children/

You can't fix stupid!!

William J Renard

YEARS AGO, I WAS ON A ASSIGNMENT TO GET PICTURES OF
KIDS ON JONES BEACH LONG ISLAND, AN INIBRIATED FATHER
WALKED UP TO ME AND THREATENED ME, I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM. HE GRABED ME AND THRW A PUNCH. BAD, BAD MISTAKE, I DECKED HIM, AND WALKED BACK TO MY CAR. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT LET THEIR IMGANATION, GET TOO FAR. I WILL BE KIND, BUT
ATTACK ME AND I WILL RESPOND, BY PROTECTING MYSELF, ANDMAKING SURE THAT YOU WILL BE STOPED. :lol: 8-) :?

Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

MtnMan wrote:

Like the nitwits who charged the kid with a clock of having a bomb. I have a theory: the effective IQ of such groups is the IQ of the lowest group member divided by the number of the group. This works for Congress too.

The "kid" aka "Ahmed the bombmaker," created a deliberate bomb scare with a realistic looking fake bomb. Evidently the whole stunt was guided by his Islamic jihadist father, and his sister who had a history of a documented phoned in bomb threat against the same school. I don't know your IQ but you are unaware of the facts or else willing to lie about them.

Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

Comments:

The police may have acted unlawfully in "searching" the photographer's camera device;

Many parents would be concerned if they saw someone photographing kids other than his own.

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

GeorgeH wrote:

A few years ago I was enjoying a crab fest in a co... (show quote)

She was probably there with her boyfriend and was worried her husband might see their picture in the paper. :shock: :roll: :lol: :lol:

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

jerryc41 wrote:

All it takes is one phone call from an idiot.

http://petapixel.com/2015/10/17/man-pens-open-letter-to-woman-who-reported-him-for-taking-pictures-of-children/

Hey it happened to me. I was sitting in my car trying out a new lens taking shots of sunlight coming through a wooded areas near my home in a quiet residential neighborhood. I was using a wide angle 30 mm lens, when a cop drove by and asked what I was doing. He told me a school bus driver had reported that I was possibly taking photos of children. There was not a single child on the street the entire time I was there. I explained what I was doing and even offered to show the officer the images I had taken although I didn't have to. He did not want to see them. I told him I lived down the street and was a neighbor of his boss, a captain in the local police department. He was polite and did not give me a hard time, and that was the end of it. But the experience was unnerving. I'm not upset with the bus driver. He or she was doing their due diligence. Too many kids are taken by strangers. Unfortunately the result is that I'm now very cautious when I'm out in public with my camera.

Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

In the Mideast, Muslim terrorists have recently begun disguising themselves as journalists as a strategy to help them reach their targets. They have also disguised bombs as everything from toys to cameras. Perhaps we'll see these tricks used in the USA. Knowledge of them will lead to paranoia. Or realism.

But jihadists aside, suppose you were at a park and noticed someone taking photos of YOUR kid(s). What would you do?

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

We need to start doing the opposite, as in "Hey lady, move your kid outta my way! I'm trying to take pictures here!"

EdM Loc: FN30JS

Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:

The "kid" aka "Ahmed the bombmaker," created a deliberate bomb scare with a realistic looking fake bomb. Evidently the whole stunt was guided by his Islamic jihadist father, and his sister who had a history of a documented phoned in bomb threat against the same school. I don't know your IQ but you are unaware of the facts or else willing to lie about them.

Don't know whether the above was correct, but it works for me... The kid is being honored by our president, that kinda seys sumpin to me though, although it just kinda confirms my high opinion of the mutt in the WH.

Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

EdM wrote:

Don't know whether the above was correct, but it works for me... The kid is being honored by our president, that kinda seys sumpin to me though, although it just kinda confirms my high opinion of the mutt in the WH.

Ahmed the bombmaker was also honored by some of the leading terrorist supporters in the world, in addition to 'bama. Honored for WHAT? A bomb scare? No one seems able to articulate anything for which he should be honored.

EdM Loc: FN30JS

Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:

Ahmed the bombmaker was also honored by some of the leading terrorist supporters in the world, in addition to 'bama. Honored for WHAT? A bomb scare? No one seems able to articulate anything for which he should be honored.

Maybe he was being honored fer firing the first shot in the next war. Wonder when the AH's i /Washington will realize that a war has started? When Pilosi shows up wearing a burka??? sigh... come to think of it, that isn''t that bad an idea....

imagesintime Loc: small town, mid-America

MtnMan wrote:

Like the nitwits who charged the kid with a clock of having a bomb. I have a theory: the effective IQ of such groups is the IQ of the lowest group member divided by the number of the group. This works for Congress too.

The kid didn't 'build' a clock either. He took the guts out of a clock and put them in a small case. There are videos on the web showing how this was done and it took about 15 seconds. Got him a college scholarship.