I fully appreciate them covering their rears, and I'm not a stranger to
being asked to not take pictures. Wandering around and taking pictures of
things for Commons, I've gotten talked to by more than a few security guards
in my time (up to several times a day). But every time up until now has
been a pleasant encounter. The Station Agent skipped the step where they
inform me of their "No Photography" policies, and ask me politely to stop -
and I always do. The agent today skipped directly to the "I'm going to call
the cops" step, as if what I was doing was illegal in the first place -
which it ISN'T. They can ask me to stop, and to leave - they can't call the
cops.
What is right and wrong isn't the point though. The attendant did what they
thought was right (I guess). I just wanted to warn everyone else so no one
actually ends up in jail because they were out taking pictures for
Wikipedia/Commons.
-Jon
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Jason Dusek <jason.dusek(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Jon <wiki(a)konsoletek.com> wrote:
The agent asked me what I was doing (after I had
taken a
picture of the ticket gates). I explained to her that I was
taking a picture for my own personal use (me being artsy and
all).
I can sympathize with both of you. What is the agent going to
say, if she let you go and a supervisor asked her about it?
"It's okay, he said it was for his personal use."? Doubtless,
they are leaned on just as you were leaned on -- and they have
a greater need to cover their you-know-whats.
--
_jsn
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