I might be able to claim self defense if there were enough witnesses to your diatribe.
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W"
Subject: Re: OT Paranoia and stupid legislation is reserved for the US only :-(
or a journalist writing down a description of it in his notebook? Why are photographers singled out for this sort of treatment?
For the same reason that Pit Bull Terriers are singled out for extinction.
A number of them have been at the centre of some fairly distasteful activities, and now the lot of us is paying for it.
Regarding photography on nude beaches, a person cannot have any expectation to privacy in public, but this doesn't mean they want to (or should have to) tolerate images of themselves being taken.
As I wrote to another list member last night:
If you are walking down the street, and I am maintaining distance of 6 inches from your nose, I can spend my entire day screaming obscenities at you, should I so desire. Doesn't matter a whit whether you feel impinged upon, you're in a public place, and have no right to expect to be treated with any sort of dignity. And if you touch me, I'll sue your sorry ass for assault.
William Robb
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I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
--P.J. O'Rourke
