We all know how photographers are ruining the world.
what a ridiculously paranoid world we've become. Thanks to the over sensationalising press then for that.
In the US (and many other countries) being forced to hand over film (or your camera) is coercion. It is illegal for a law enforcement person to use. If the story is believable, then there is a huge lawsuit waiting here.
I had a run in with a security (mall cop type) guard. He basicially threatened me to delete the data on my card. Someone witnessed this and assisted me. He no longer has a job as a result of our efforts. These fools need to be put in their place.....and quick!
He should never have given up the film. That cop and the woman and her family now believe they have a right to force photographers to do that and it's just going to be more difficult for the next one of us.
If you don't stand for your rights, who will?
Mike
Politically, aerodynamically, and fashionably incorrect.
I don't know how I would have reacted, given the speed these things happen, but I sure would have liked for the photographer to refuse to give up the film. Let the lady and the cop pursue their way right into a lawsuit.
It seems that some of the photographic organizations need to educate photographers as to their rights so they know what to do in advance of these confrontations, then there needs to be a body formed ready to pursue infractions with legal action. If a few people felt the brunt of some lawsuits, things might change.
... and someone taking your film (or anything else) when they have no right to do so is CONVERSION.Originally Posted by Gordon Moat
In this story, the photog has just as much of a case against the woman, or the "friend of the woman," who took his film on the agreement to process and return.
I chuckled at the part where the photog actually followed the lady over to the cops and then continued to dialogue without even asking "are you going to arrest me? If not, I'm walking away."
It seems to me the police are the ones that need to be educated.
He shoud sue the stormtrooper pig.
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