On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:17 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > frank theriault wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Do Canadian police not mind having their photos taken? >>> >>> Or didn't you wait around long enough to find out? >>> >>> An interesting slice of life - well spotted! >>> >> >> They aren't too thrilled about it. I think I've only taken one or two >> (other than at parades and other such festive occasions) pix of cops, >> and I've asked first on one occasion, to which he consented. >> >> They didn't notice me this time and I didn't ask. Checking the EXIF >> data, I think that the lens was at 70mm, and I think I was about 10 or >> 15 feet away, and when I raised my camera to eye-level, they didn't >> look at me so I snapped. Got two shots off. >> >> Generally speaking cops don't like their pix taken around here, OTOH, >> I'm not sure what they can do about it if you do shoot them, short of >> charging you with obstructing justice (a charge that I think they'd >> have trouble making stick). >> >> cheers, >> frank >> > They're armed, they could always shoot back...
My SO was a cop for 15 years. If they are shooting at you, its best to stand still. Survival rate is MUCH better.:-) When it takes 8-10 shots to put a run over dog out of its misery, you do the math Dave > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
