Raise Your Hands In The Air. Now Place The Weapon On The Ground.

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"Ok, the camera. Whatever. Place the camera on the ground… Yeah, I know I told you to put your hands up. How you get the camera down is your problem! I'M THE ONE IN CHARGE HERE!!!"

We've written a bit previously, but not enough, about the harassment that many amateur photographers face for the simple act of taking pictures of innocuous things in a nation that's gone to the nannies.  But the nannies can be beaten.  The story linked below, which is about a year old, is a classic tale of one man's revenge against the petty cops who worry that somehow, somewhere, someone is taking photographs of things that shouldn't be seen.

You need a permit to take pictures of this building.

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  1. Derrick  •  Aug 18, 2008 @10:37 am

    Heh, the Fremont neighborhead in Seattle is also home to a statue of Lenin, transported from the Eastern bloc back in the day. Great food, but the artist douchebaggery there is dialed way up.

  2. Marc J. Randazza  •  Aug 18, 2008 @5:25 pm

    If you like this subject, Rogier van Bakel has regular posts on it that just simply rock. http://www.bakelblog.com. (No, he doesn't pay me to pimp him, but you two are kindred spirits!)