ive copied and pasted this forum entry from the ep1 forum, as it recounts a vile encounter i had with some brain dead pinkeretons in the area near nyc where i live , i believe it has a little relevance here in this thread exploring the encroaching fascism of the so called "western"... " democracies" and its assault on freedoms of which photography is one ,....................
Re: Photography is not a crime
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2009, 08:26:04 PM »
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Once i was stopped for taking pictures of trees and station architecture in a metro north station. the idiot metro north cop who first questioned me gave me the third degree asking where i was going, why was i taking pictures.he took my US passport[ my preferred id] told me to stay seated and ran my info thru his patrolcar computer.
He came back and told me to sit tight and wait for federal officers. I was polite and corgial but made no secret of my annoyance at being challenged and delayed. Eventually i had five policemen\ agents surrounding me going thru my nikon d80 and asking personal questions about the hundreds of photos
when they were done 2 and a half hrs later, i asked if i was in any way breaking the law or was i free to go . they were done with me so asked permission to say a few words to the assembeled officers , i told them that they all f*****g knew from the very beginning i was not a terrorist , that i didnt even work for the federal govt ! and seeing this meaningless charade of nonsense " police work" that violated me , did nothing to combat americas security risks, wasted tax money and resources and my time and violated my privacy , and if anything was learned in the preceeding hours it was the depths of shame and encroching police state fascism my beloved america has been infected with .
i also told them with men like them at the front lines of the nonsensical war on terror, it was a sure bet the treasonists who murder americans would remain at large . they said nothing as they stated blankly thru me while one of them picked his nose. some snickered and chuckled as they turned to leave.
i felt a chill and a nausea and a deep unease that stayed with me the remainder of the evening.
yes voyager , i know exactkly what your talking about.
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