I wouldn't waste any film shooting pics of drug deals.
Your verbal complaint that is it happening should be enough to elicit
an initial response from any police department. If the problem
persists, complain more often and to higher and higher levels of city
government.
Chances are, photos from a private citizen won't be admissible in
court for some obscure reason. Perhaps the police will also require a
sworn deposition/court testimony as to the time/place of the taking.
If my television court shows are accurate, any defendant will be
provided with a copy of your photos and your name prior to a trial.
The police shouldn't need photos to respond to a complaint of
neighborhood drug dealing. If they require that level of "proof", they
are part of the problem and not part of the solution.
I'd just keep burning up the phone lines to the police, and invite
everyone I knew to do the same.
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Happy Trails,
Texdance
http://members.fortunecity.com/texdance
http://members1.clubphoto.com/john8202
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