Monday, August 15, 2005
Okay, so yesterday I was out at Best Buy waiting for a stereo un-install. While I was waiting, I decided to walk around outside and take some pictures. So I walked out by the "swamp" which exists next to Marketplace mall and took some pictures of thistles, flowers the occasional pallette mired in mud etc.

I wasn't there 15 minutes when a Security guard stopped and came over to me and asked me what I was doing. When I told him I was taking pictures he laughed, paused and then said; "Well, you can go ahead and take pictures, but we can't be held responsible to anything that happens to you.". To anything that happens to me? What does he think is going to happen? Will I be swallowed by an alligator?

Its just nuts. This (the USA) society is so paranoid about legal repurcussions, security, and privacy that its getting to the point that I sometimes don't feel comfortable taking pictures even in places where people don't want to look at, much less care about. I hear people in London are having trouble just taking candid shots on the street without being accused of casing a joint for terrorist purposes.

Madness!

Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:00:00 AM (Dateline Standard Time, UTC-12:00)
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:38:06 AM (Dateline Standard Time, UTC-12:00)
...and if you were wearing a backpack, then you really would have been in some serious trouble. :(
Art
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 4:28:20 PM (Dateline Standard Time, UTC-12:00)
Oddly enough, my camera bag looks more or less like a black backpack!
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 7:20:47 AM (Dateline Standard Time, UTC-12:00)
Yeah.. the lock ness alligator. Though everyone knew about that. ;-)
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