Comments on: Photographer Takes Pictures at the Port of Los Angeles and Has Two FBI Agents Show Up at His House Asking Questions

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:51:00 +0000

It amazes me that people can actually believe we had “more freedom” back in some fictitious time in history. Read about the Japanese and German internment camps for US CITIZENS in WWII. Read about the Alien and Sedition Acts passed in the infancy of our nation. READ HISTORY and you will find your precious ‘freedoms’ have always been subject to government constraint. Whether this is right or wrong, you need to educate yourself. With a book.

By: Angel Heart

Angel Heart — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:50:00 +0000

I think that after 9/11 and all of that bull shit that we have given up too many of our rights. including letting them detain you. obviously they didn't detain you in that instance, but if they really felt you were a terrorist , you'd think that they would atleast find everything about you that they could muster. and that isn't very hard for the FBI. personally this government is a crock of bull shit and we've forgotten how to govern ourselves. We are sucked in by so many toys and gadgets that we don't care what they do to us anymore. we just shut up and go along with all of this crap and say gimme gimme gimme more toys.

bull shit.

By: equalopbigot

equalopbigot — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Gotta love the fearless Anonymice who presumably have nothing to hide, but won’t provide their identity while posting. Lets have the government implant electrodes in all our brains since those who think no evil (or at least anti-government) thoughts have nothing to fear. The Anonymice will no doubt volunteer to be the first implantees. As to the FBI showing up. Some rent-a-cop phones in to the FBI about you and they are all over you like a bad rash? And if they know so much about you before they even talk to you, how come they have to talk to you to determine if you’re the real terrorist deal? The real terrorists are laughing all the way to their next attack. I fear getting run over by some idiot driver much much more than being blown up by Bin Laden or his ilk, but then again, that’s just me.

By: CyricPL

CyricPL — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:14:00 +0000

@John Walker
I would be interested to see a link pointing to the photos/videos the 9/11 plotters allegedly took, or, if not the materials themselves, links to the coverage of the investigation that denotes these findings?

Bruce Schneier recently had an interesting post on terrorist photography here:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/06/the_war_on_phot.html

But if you can provide a link that points to hard and fast information about the connection between terror attacks and photography, I would be legitimately interested in reading that.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:42:00 +0000

There seems to be a misconception that the United States remains a free nation. This shows a lack of historical perspective. If you examine the events in Germany during the Thirties after Hitler was made chancellor, and compare them to the Bush regime, then you will know where we are being led. Hitler used the fire at the Reichstag to impose martial law and crackdown on “enemies of the state.” Bush used the Trade Center bombings to impose Homeland Security on enemies of the state, foreign and domestic. Under the Patriot Act, anyone he pronounces to be a terrorist can be imprisoned and tortured for any length of time without any constitutional protection. Two FBI agents showing up at his house with dossier demanding interrogation because an insignificant twit was given a badge and hired at the airport demonstrates how ignorant Americans have become of the freedoms that were once ours. The police state is only one aspect of the tyranny we are entering. It seems many would prefer the feudal dark ages proposed at the United States to being responsible for Freedom. Validate all I say at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6495462761605341661&q;=alex+jones+law

By: Flyingcloud

Flyingcloud — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:40:00 +0000

In August of 2005, I was stopped while photographing near a refinery at the port of LA. An off-duty LAPD officer detained me until the LA Port Police arrived. They questioned me, then let me go. A few days later, I got a call from an LAPD detective that informed me an investigation was conducted. He told me no law was violated, but that they had to investigate anyone photographing in the area. He also asked me to show him the pictures I took. Thankfully no FBI showed up at my door, that would have freaked me out!

By: T.W.

T.W. — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:24:00 +0000

@bedlamite

Thank you!

By: TranceMist

TranceMist — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Harassing photographers should be a crime. Lest you want to live in a closed dictatorship.

By: John Walker

John Walker — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:45:00 +0000

@Anonymous

During the prosecution of the first World Trade Center, the post investigation revealed numerous photos and videos taken by the bombers in the months leading up to the attack.

So, I guess you're right, the prosecution of those terrorists wasn't the result of observing them in the process of photographing. The prosecution occurred after the actual bombing. But that really just proves my point, doesn't it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:43:00 +0000

photograph your questioner… their id… their vehicle.. their license plate… everything… then you can publish it all as to who, what, when and where… details all recored on film!!!
it’s the best way to fight back with your camera…
Timothy