I'm sure the situation is the same here, including the assault, but coppers aren't likely to be up on the finer points of law. It's enough of a miracle that he didn't shoot them both. A cop here tazered a blind man recently because he thought his white stick was a weapon.
B > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: 08 November 2012 15:47 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: RE: Photography in public places (again) > > Shopping malls are interesting places. Here in Canada the Supreme Court > has said that they are "quasi-public property". Yes, they are privately > owned but as the public are invited en masse, individuals have more > rights there than in other private places. (the case I refer to said > that a union striking a store had the right to picket outside the store > but in the mall). > > All that being said I am sure that the mall has the right to say "no > photographs". But their only remedy is to issue a notice under the > Trespass Act to anyone who contravenes their rules. If the person > leaves, that's the end of it. If they don't there is a very specific > procedure prescribed by the Trespass Act. > > By touching the photographer or her camera that mallcop assaulted her. > That's criminal. So, apparently, is deleting her images. > > I like this guy's writing style! Very entertaining, and nice to see > common sense used. Thanks for posting! > > cheers, > frank > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Mark Roberts <[email protected]> > Sent: November 8, 2012 11/8/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Photography in public places (again) > > I just discovered a fascinating column on the UK Gizmodo site. It's > written by a London police office (under a pseudonym) about the day-to- > day business of being a cop. Here's a story about dealing with an over- > zealous mall cop who tries to hassle a photographer: > http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/09/notes-from-the-frontline-mallcops/ > > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.
