On 15/8/05, Malcolm Smith, discombobulated, unleashed: >> I have a couple of observations which may be if interest. >> >> One is that, next time you might consider a slightly less >> adversarial reply, even if the questioner is obviously >> ignorant of the law. >> Sometimes, a friendly and reassuring chat can allay fears and >> suspicions, even if not totally satisfying the inquisitor. >> For instance, if the old lady had taken your retort badly, >> she may have called the police, and that could have been both >> embarrassing and unnecessary, not to mention a big >> inconvenience for you. There are plenty of places in the >> world where undercover police are watching for just such >> activity and will readily arrest and detain for several hours >> while film is processed and checked, memory cards perused, >> and computers and hard drives confiscated and examined in >> detail, with property being returned after some days or >> weeks. (q.v. Trafalgar Square, London). > >I have to say I agreed with Frank and would have said much the same thing. I >think it's the wrong approach however, but I am sick and tired of taking >photographs (where I am after the buildings and not the people anyway) and >comments are made. > >It's easier for me to take them very early in the morning, or make yourself >really really obvious - wear a hi-vi tabard - and no one will say a word!
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