Comments on: Photographer Held for Hours By Police http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/photographer-held-for-hours-by-police.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/photographer-held-for-hours-by-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-15526 Anonymous Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2195#comment-15526 I took a picture of the security in front of the NY stock exchange over a year ago. There were homeland security guys there, dogs, automatic weapons, blacked out SUVs, etc. No one cared. But take a picture of a building or flag and you get detained??? hahaha Maybe it's because my pregnant wife was with me? :) I took a picture of the security in front of the NY stock exchange over a year ago. There were homeland security guys there, dogs, automatic weapons, blacked out SUVs, etc. No one cared. But take a picture of a building or flag and you get detained??? hahaha Maybe it’s because my pregnant wife was with me? :)

]]> By: Osama Ben Hider http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/photographer-held-for-hours-by-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-15527 Osama Ben Hider Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2195#comment-15527 Well Shawn Oster, my precious little life is now waisting more of its precious little time commenting on your precious little comments. And when you get dragged into a back room, searched, accused of being a terrorist and threatened with deportation, then we'll talk. www.benhider.com Well Shawn Oster, my precious little life is now waisting more of its precious little time commenting on your precious little comments. And when you get dragged into a back room, searched, accused of being a terrorist and threatened with deportation, then we’ll talk. http://www.benhider.com

]]> By: Big Brother Chang （张二哥） http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/photographer-held-for-hours-by-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-15528 Big Brother Chang （张二哥） Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2195#comment-15528 It did not take much more to stopped people from taking street pictures, a once joyful hobby to be missed by many. It did not take much more to stopped people from taking street pictures, a once joyful hobby to be missed by many.

]]> By: Shawn Oster http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/photographer-held-for-hours-by-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-15529 Shawn Oster Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2195#comment-15529 *laugh* I love what the second commenter said, he is dead on.<br /><br />Thomas, 80% of the time you post some pretty good stuff but your whole "photographer abuse" shtick goes way overboard. I'm pretty much as liberal as liberal can be and even I don't think this is a big deal. <br /><br />They didn't beat him, they didn't drag him into a back room nor did they blacklist him. They asked him some questions and oh no, two hours of his precious life were wasted because someone erred on the side of caution. Calling this abuse is pure exaggeration.<br /><br />This post reminded me of the book, "How To Be Good" by Nick Hornby. Check it out, you might find some parallels. *laugh* I love what the second commenter said, he is dead on.

Thomas, 80% of the time you post some pretty good stuff but your whole “photographer abuse” shtick goes way overboard. I’m pretty much as liberal as liberal can be and even I don’t think this is a big deal.

They didn’t beat him, they didn’t drag him into a back room nor did they blacklist him. They asked him some questions and oh no, two hours of his precious life were wasted because someone erred on the side of caution. Calling this abuse is pure exaggeration.

This post reminded me of the book, “How To Be Good” by Nick Hornby. Check it out, you might find some parallels.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/photographer-held-for-hours-by-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-15530 Anonymous Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2195#comment-15530 I wish they would just let anyone and everyone walk around and take pictures of whatever they damn well please. All this inconvenience is really making me think about moving to a country with a little more freedom. Don't they understand how important my insane little photography hobby is?! Yes, I understand that real photographers acquire permits and permissions and schedule sessions to get their pictures, but I have civil rights that I will take advantage of regardless of how ridiculous I sound. There is a point to be made here, and even if terrorists attack our country attempting to kill us, what good is staying alive in a country where you can't do whatever the hell you want to do? I wish they would just let anyone and everyone walk around and take pictures of whatever they damn well please. All this inconvenience is really making me think about moving to a country with a little more freedom. Don’t they understand how important my insane little photography hobby is?! Yes, I understand that real photographers acquire permits and permissions and schedule sessions to get their pictures, but I have civil rights that I will take advantage of regardless of how ridiculous I sound. There is a point to be made here, and even if terrorists attack our country attempting to kill us, what good is staying alive in a country where you can’t do whatever the hell you want to do?

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/photographer-held-for-hours-by-police.html/comment-page-1#comment-15531 Anonymous Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:41:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2195#comment-15531 Welcome to Bush country!!! Welcome to Bush country!!!

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