An officer in New Mexico tasered a ten year old for not cleaning his room: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/02/lawsuit-filed-after-cop-tasered-10-year-old-student/
He was just "fooling around" it seems... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bob W <p...@web-options.com> Sent: November 8, 2012 11/8/12 To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: RE: Photography in public places (again) 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:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > knarftheria...@gmail.com > 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 <postmas...@robertstech.com> > Sent: November 8, 2012 11/8/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
