You cannot depend on a judge. The way you want things to be or the way
things should be is irrelevant. Only the truth is relevant. Pretending and
hiding truth from people never helps. Get used to the real world, try to
change it for the better, but in the final analysis, you have to live in the
world that exists. Choose to flaunt the foolish law. Choose to obey it. Your
choice.
Regards,
Bob...
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy;
if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
This is a case of criminalizing something that wasn't criminal before, the
law is an exercise in prior restraint written badly, vague and dependent
on knowledge that the enforcers of said law cannot reasonably have. At the
same time giving those same enforcers ample room for abuse. If I could
depend on a judge looking at such a law and saying, this is clearly
unenforceable, or more importantly a prosecutor saying the same thing, I
would agree with you. However that is too seldom the case, and as has
been pointed out, an accusation such as this implies can ruin someone's,
reputation and finances, even if they are exonerated in the end. The
important thing is to let those who see this as a panacea, know the
downside of their support, nothing more.
Bob Blakely wrote:
Everyone demands instant justice as well they should. Nevertheless, this
is the real world of governments made up of humans, not gods. What
earthly good do clichés such as, "Tell that to the photographers who will
be defending themselves in court until that happens..." What do people
hope to accomplish by saying things such as this? What do YOU hope to
accomplish by saying things such as this? Is it some passive-aggressive
objection to my having said what I did? Of what use is it to hide the
truth... from anyone? "Tell that to the photographers... blah, blah,
blah?" Of course I will! What's the alternative? Lies? Keeping them in
ignorance? Better to support them and encourage them to fight rather than
to play some game of "pretend" with them. Bucking government tyranny
takes courage in spite of the knowing the ugly truths of this world.
Regards,
Bob...
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy;
if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Tell that to the photographers who will be defending themselves in court
until that happens...
Bob Blakely wrote:
Laws passed that restrict such things as photos of subjects in plain
view (regardless of content or purpose) are always eventually struck
down by courts as a restriction of liberty. It may be immediately
(often), it may be a few years (common), a few decades or (in some rare
instances) a century or so. It may even take a reversal by the court,
but it's always eventually done.
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When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
