WIRED article on street shooting and the law

[goo0h]

Perhaps some might find this interesting. Not really a new phenomenon, though. At least the greater the exposure of this sort of thing, the greater the chance that folks will insist on some changes. One can hope....

 

[dazedgonebye]

More power to him. We need more confrontations with the law over this, not fewer.
A few good lawsuits might help as well.

 

[physiognomy]

Here is a link for those who might be interested (click). Luckily I have only had one incident taking pictures at an outdoor concert. The ticket stated that cameras were allowed, but after taking a few shots a security guard camea up & warned me that my camera would be confiscated if he saw me taking any more pictures... about 1/2 an hour latter he must have been educated because he came back & said 'no flash photos'... by then the late afternoon light was gone & all hope of getting anything decent was well past.

Peter

 

[Ash]

I love to challenge security. But that's a youth thing as much as a 'legal obligation to obey the law and educate those who are misinformed' 😀

 

[dmr]

I had a rehash of just this with an attorney friend last week. One suggestion he made was to politely, in a non-confrontive tone, ask the officer exactly what law you would be breaking if you took a shot or continued to shoot?

"If an arrest is made or a summons is issued, there must be a statute cited, every officer knows that." ... was close to the exact quote.

This got me to thinking ... (dangerous, I know) ... IANAL by any means, but is it breaking any law for an officer (or a security guard) to knowingly misrepresent the law by falsely stating that something is illegal when it is not?

 

[Xmas]

You need a Miranda in the states, after an arrest, carrying a camera is not like a .45...

Noel

 

[goo0h]

You need a Miranda in the states, after an arrest, carrying a camera is not like a .45...

Well, unless you're in Texas. 😉

 

[mfunnell]

You need a Miranda in the states,

My Dad has an old Miranda SLR, somewhere, but he can't quite find it. I'm glad we don't need 'em over here, because the search might have to get quite extensive...

...Mike

 

[Topdog1]

For anyone wishing to know your rights and responsibilities as a photographer you may want to check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/Law-Plain-Eng...ef=sr_1_1/104-7380605-7488757?ie=UTF8&s=books

/Ira