RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-27 Thread Gautam Sarup
Subject: RE: Stopped By The Police Again ah, but they pretend not to know what they really know so that we think they don't know what they do know. As any John le Carre reader knows. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Gautam Sarup [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-26 Thread Bob W
Subject: RE: Stopped By The Police Again Scary, but no cigar yet. For if they knew all that we surmise they do, they would have know a lot that they should have known but did not, in fact, know. Now you all can detangle that for yourselves. g Cheers, Gautam -Original Message

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-26 Thread Bart Van Hoyweghen
Each cell phone can be traced, regardless of the SIM card used: Check: IMEI number (International Mobile Equipment Identity) in Google This technique was used to solve a murder case, last year, in Belgium. The murderers activated the stolen cell phone with another CIM card. Normally EMEI is

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-26 Thread Gonz
everything that flies through the ether. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 19:41 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The funny thing about all this is if I were a spy, or a pervert today

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-26 Thread P. J. Alling
-Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 19:41 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The funny thing about all this is if I were a spy, or a pervert today, I would us a camera/phone. No one would pay any attention to me. I

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread graywolf
The funny thing about all this is if I were a spy, or a pervert today, I would us a camera/phone. No one would pay any attention to me. I could sent the photos off to a safe place, and erase them from the phone before anyone accosted me. Is that what the police and security people look for,

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread graywolf
Proof --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The cop will threaten to write you up for obstructing an investigation, loitering, disorderly conduct and everything else he can think

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Tom C
. Back to the ACLU... recent article... http://www.uexpress.com/johnleo/ Tom C. From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:47:47 -0700 William Robb wrote: - Original

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Bob W
Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The funny thing about all this is if I were a spy, or a pervert today, I would us a camera/phone. No one would pay any attention to me. I could sent the photos off to a safe place, and erase them from the phone before anyone accosted me. Is that what

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread graywolf
-Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 19:41 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The funny thing about all this is if I were a spy, or a pervert today, I would us a camera/phone. No one would pay any attention to me. I

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Tom C
From: John Francis 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

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Bob W
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1357513.stm -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 22:05 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again Ever hear of a needle in a haystack, Bob?

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Bob W
and how about this one: http://www.eff.org/Privacy/printers/ -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1357513.stm -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread graywolf
It is sort of like Google, Bob. Googles spiders scan everything on the internet (except maybe they honor robot.txt file and skip some things). If you put in a couple of keywords you get 200,000 hits. You add in a couple of more and get none whatsoever. A lot of your success depends upon their

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Tom C
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:22:01 -0400 It is sort of like Google, Bob. Googles spiders scan everything on the internet (except maybe they honor robot.txt file and skip some things). If you put in a couple of keywords you get 200,000

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread keith_w
Tom C wrote: Does that mean that if I write B**b New Orleans, and I use 'New Orleans' as the code phrase meaning NYC, just on Tuesday this week, and similarly next week except on Wednesday only, that an alert will be issued for the wrong city or they'll look in the wrong place? Oh my! Tom

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Gautam Sarup
: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:29 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Stopped By The Police Again http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1357513.stm -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 22:05 To: pentax

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread Tom C
and mean-spirited when they are ususally written as jest and good-natured humor. From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:47:31 -0700 Tom C wrote: Does that mean that if I

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread P. J. Alling
- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 October 2005 19:41 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The funny thing about all this is if I were a spy, or a pervert today, I would us a camera/phone. No one would pay any attention to me. I could sent

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again All they need is a suspicion, and you're toast. Until they hold you long enough to decide you were just kidding. K!! Can though police be far behind. William Robb

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread David Mann
On Oct 26, 2005, at 9:39 AM, Bob W wrote: They don't need people to check on camera phones. GCHQ and the NSA have their little tricks for checking everything that flies through the ether. No need to get too tricky: a quick call to the phone company would turn up anything they needed. -

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-25 Thread P. J. Alling
The thought police have been with us since the 1930's, but they've begun to come into their own in the last 15years. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again All they need is a suspicion, and you're toast. Until they hold

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread John Francis
Well, one of two things happens. Either he arrests me, or he lets me go. Assuming he's basically an honest cop, not out to frame me, he must know that at this point he's quite probably going to end up with no evidence that would stand up in court, and maybe a suit for wrongful arrest - bad for

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread keith_w
Shel Belinkoff wrote: So how do you think that would play out? Cop wants to see the pics, you tell him he'll have to come up with some legal entitlement before that happens, and that you want to run it past a lawyer first, in any case. Now there you are, on the street. What do you think the

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again So how do you think that would play out? Cop wants to see the pics, you tell him he'll have to come up with some legal entitlement before that happens, and that you want to run

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread tomreese
The cop will threaten to write you up for obstructing an investigation, loitering, disorderly conduct and everything else he can think up. Tom Reese If the cop isn't acting within his rights, then what happens next is either the cop backs down, an a civil liberty isn't taken away, or the

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's pretty close to what I think might happen. IAC, John would probably be detained for quite some time. IMO, regardless of what your rights are, you really need to assess the situation and decide for yourself what the best course of action is. As I asked once before, I wonder how many of

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The cop will threaten to write you up for obstructing an investigation, loitering, disorderly conduct and everything else he can think up. Sure, and he will probably do it. Just make sure

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again No, I think not. I'm not some small-minded activist, who will take it to the highest court, just to make a legal point! Out there be dragons! This is what those who abuse their power count on. I

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again That's pretty close to what I think might happen. IAC, John would probably be detained for quite some time. IMO, regardless of what your rights are, you really need to assess the situation

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread keith_w
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again No, I think not. I'm not some small-minded activist, who will take it to the highest court, just to make a legal point! Out there be dragons! This is what those who abuse their power

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread Bob W
] Sent: 24 October 2005 11:30 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again The cop will threaten to write you up for obstructing an investigation, loitering, disorderly conduct and everything else he can think up. Tom Reese If the cop isn't acting within

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again , but merely inquiring into my intentions and such I do not consider violations of my human rights. Here, we differ in opinion. I feel I have a right to be judged by what I do, not by what I may do. I

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Don Sanderson
THAT is totally cool! It goes to show that your intial cooperative response was the correct one. You now have a new friend, that's a very good thing. Don -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 8:53 AM To:

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread frank theriault
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

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Bob Shell
On Sunday, October 23, 2005, at 09:53 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: 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. Several years ago I was driving on a very remote dirt road in Nevada. That evening

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Malcolm Smith
Shel Belinkoff wrote: 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. I trust you recommended a Pentax! I hope whatever you've recommended goes down well or they'll be another thread entitled 'Down at

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sure ...you gotta give 'em a chance. Had you taken the stance that some people have suggested and, when he asked what you were up to, told him it was none of his business, protested being investigated or harassed, and so forth, you both would have had lousy evenings and you'd not have had time to

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread David Savage
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

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Most police officers are very social people, otherwise they would pursue a different line of work. More of their day is being a sort of social worker than being an armed law enforcement agent. But their days can be stressful, and I'm sure they mirror the kind of temperament they receive.

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Don Sanderson
people, just doing their job, just like me. ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 10:19 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again Most police officers are very social people, otherwise

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob ... Remember how much fun we had with the police officers we met when we were by the museum in Chicago. The woman officer on horseback pretending to arrest me so you could grab a humorous snap, and the traffic officer who posed for a few snaps from me. Her big, infectious, gap-toothed

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Bob Shell
On Sunday, October 23, 2005, at 11:30 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Remember how much fun we had with the police officers we met when we were by the museum in Chicago. The woman officer on horseback pretending to arrest me so you could grab a humorous snap, and the traffic officer who posed

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, I remember both officers well. The mounted officer was positively friendly. The traffic officer with the 'gap' in her smile was wary at first, but quickly came around. Always pays to be friendly to the cops! Regards, Bob S. On 10/23/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bob ...

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Bob W
That's very funny! -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Then there was the mounted cop in NYC who put a pall over my first visit to that fine city. I stopped him and asked where the nearest subway was. His reply, a gruff, Under your

Re: Stopped By The Police Again (PESO)

2005-10-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Here's a snap of the traffic officer. I wasn't satisfied with it so I didn't post it. I may redo it at some point. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/finest2.html Shel [Original Message] From: Bob Sullivan Yes, I remember both officers well. The mounted officer was positively

Re: Stopped By The Police Again (PESO)

2005-10-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
And here's a snap of the 'arrest' that foggy morning... members.aol.com/rfsindg/Cuff-him.jpg Regards, Bob S. On 10/23/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a snap of the traffic officer. I wasn't satisfied with it so I didn't post it. I may redo it at some point.

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2005-10-23 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Then there was the mounted cop in NYC who put a pall over my first visit to that fine city. I stopped him and asked where the nearest subway was. His reply, a gruff, Under your feet buddy! He must have been having

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Glen
At 10:00 AM 10/23/2005, Don Sanderson wrote: THAT is totally cool! It goes to show that your intial cooperative response was the correct one. You now have a new friend, that's a very good thing. Don Actually, he was just showing his good cop side. He was merely trying to trick Shel into

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:25:59 -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: Have you ever heard the correct way to ask for directions in New York City? No, but I've heard a New York echo ... Hellloo Shut the f*** up! TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

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2005-10-23 Thread William Robb
Re: Stopped By The Police Again Shel Belinkoff Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:21:41 -0700 Sure ...you gotta give 'em a chance. Had you taken the stance that some people have suggested and, when he asked what you were up to, told him it was none of his business, protested being investigated or harassed

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I think if you read the entire thread again (yeah, right!) you'll see that a couple of people made comments to that effect. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb Sure ...you gotta give 'em a chance. Had you taken the stance that some people have suggested and, when he asked what

Re: Stopped By The Police Again (PESO)

2005-10-23 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Here's a snap of the traffic officer. I wasn't satisfied with it so I didn't post it. I may redo it at some point. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/finest2.html Shel, he really comes across as a very friendly kind of guy... You know, the police officer that everyone likes and

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2005-10-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
He is a woman . LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Boris Liberman http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/finest2.html Shel, he really comes across as a very friendly kind of guy... You know, the police officer that everyone likes and respects and generally behaves in his presence...

Re: Stopped By The Police Again (PESO)

2005-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/05, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And here's a snap of the 'arrest' that foggy morning... members.aol.com/rfsindg/Cuff-him.jpg that horse is remaining remarkably calm. LOL seriously, nice shot, bob! -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

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2005-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On 10/23/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a snap of the traffic officer. I wasn't satisfied with it so I didn't post it. I may redo it at some point. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/finest2.html great smile, nicely captured! -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread John Francis
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

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
So how do you think that would play out? Cop wants to see the pics, you tell him he'll have to come up with some legal entitlement before that happens, and that you want to run it past a lawyer first, in any case. Now there you are, on the street. What do you think the cop might say, or what do

Re: Stopped By The Police Again (PESO)

2005-10-23 Thread graywolf
Nothing spooks those NYC police horse. Used to be able to say the same for the Detroit ones, but I believe they are long gone. Interestingly when they had important formations like for visits of the Queen the RCMP used to borrow horses from both cities, seems they were better trained or

Re: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: Stopped By The Police Again So how do you think that would play out? Cop wants to see the pics, you tell him he'll have to come up with some legal entitlement before that happens, and that you want to run it past a lawyer first

RE: Stopped By The Police Again

2005-10-23 Thread Gautam Sarup
People in authority (and that's too generic a way of stating things) are just like us with an important exception. They have the authority to use force in circumstances where the rest of us can't. It speaks volumes for the civilization of Western countries that the cops are for the most part

Re: Stopped By The Police Again (PESO)

2005-10-23 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! He is a woman . LOL Aaargh, Shel, you're the naughty one... ;-) Boris