> within the next few years, defacto illegal to use an SLR in > >> public. > >> > >> William Robb > > > > it's up to us to resist it as often as we can > > > > The problem is, we don't resist. We let the bullies have their way, and > the > next time they are more empowered, more confident in their > righteousness and > more aggressive in their methods. > I'm reminded of dogs running a fence every time I read of a > photographer > being harassed for having a large camera. > They will never pick on a group of photographers, so the people who go > out > en masse and feel empowered because they weren't harassed are doing no > good > whatsoever. > > William Robb
it's up to us individually to resist it. Earlier this evening I went to an event organised by the Royal Photographic Society Visual Journalism Group, in which Lord (Dennis) Healey showed his photos and answered questions. He's 93 now, but he is one of the most senior British politicians of the 2nd half of the 20th century, having held many of the great offices of state, including Defence Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) during most of the Vietnam era and the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland. One of the questions was along the lines of 'as a photographer and former Defence Secretary, do you think the current state of security justifies stopping and arresting photographers in Central London?' His answer was 'No - it's absolute rubbish'. Bob -- 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.
