I think it's a hard line to draw as to just how cooperative to be. My gut feel is that I would draw the line at showing the contents of the camera. I'd try and explain that I wouldn't mind showing the picture to Ted/Joe/whatever his name is as a person, but as a duly empowered officer of the law enforcement community he'd have to come up with some legal entitlement before that happened, and I'd want to run it past a lawyer first, in any case.
On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 11:04:44PM +0800, David Savage wrote: > Excellent follow up Shel. > > It is for that exact reason not to get in a cops face. Particularly if > you live in an area where it is likely you could bump into them again. > Most are decent people just trying to make a crust. > > Dave > > On 10/23/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yesterday I was walking from my friend's house along the same route I took > > when stopped by the police earlier in the week. It was another pleasant > > day and I wanted to grab a few specific shots of things I saw on my earlier > > walk. One of the things I wanted to photograph were some fire hydrants, as > > a list member wanted to see what kind of hydrants we had here that were > > comfortable to sit on. > > > > About half way through the walk a police cruiser pulled up, and out stepped > > the same sergeant that I met earlier in the week. He pleasantly greeted me > > by name, and, to make a long story short, he just wanted to chat a bit > > about photography. He's thinking about getting a digital camera, and when > > he saw me he decided to stop and ask a few questions about the camera I was > > using, and what I knew about other cameras. > > > > We talked for about twenty minutes - he even asked if my back was feeling > > any better - and then he got a radio call and had to take off. > > > > Shel > > > > > >
