Comments on: Photographer Threatened by Security of US Courthouse In Madison, Wisconsin http://www.nycphotorights.com/2009/11/photographer-threatened-by-security-of-us-courthouse-in-madison-wisconsin/ Photographers are harassed daily.. Read the horror stories here Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stupid humapes http://www.nycphotorights.com/2009/11/photographer-threatened-by-security-of-us-courthouse-in-madison-wisconsin/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Stupid humapes Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:17 +0000 http://www.nycphotorights.com/?p=934#comment-804 Why does this judge feel the need to cover for the security guard? She ignores the true nature of the complaint and defends against a strawman. I can't see that it's any skin off her nose to simply admit a mistake was made. I guess its just human psychology to circle the wagons and defend against the outsiders. Nice judge. Why does this judge feel the need to cover for the security guard? She ignores the true nature of the complaint and defends against a strawman. I can’t see that it’s any skin off her nose to simply admit a mistake was made. I guess its just human psychology to circle the wagons and defend against the outsiders. Nice judge.

]]> By: Lance http://www.nycphotorights.com/2009/11/photographer-threatened-by-security-of-us-courthouse-in-madison-wisconsin/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Lance Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:37:58 +0000 http://www.nycphotorights.com/?p=934#comment-799 I think you're being too hard on the judge. She acknowledged the legality of taking photographs of the building. We all know there is heightened security and that we might be questioned occasionally. I wouldn't say calling the police was a threat either, everyone is free to do that. Just being a cooperative, non-confrontational good guy goes a long way in my experience towards easing tensions. The real problem is the training of these security guards, etc... Someone is not telling them the whole truth when they are instructed on who to interact with and why. They see us as threats because they can see our big cameras very obviously standing out. (Is that a lens in your pocket or are you just glad to see me.) Apparently they fail to understand that nearly everyone in this country has a cell phone with a camera in it, and can take a photo or a video while appearing to be dialing. There's no way to stop them. So here we are the easy targets, the likely good guys, with our big in-your-face cameras, taking all the heat for the bad guys, who would probably try to be surreptitious anyway. This reminds me of gun control, where the good guys get regulated, and the bad guys (criminals) just keep doing whatever they want to. They don't obey laws or follow rules, that's why they're called criminals. I think you’re being too hard on the judge. She acknowledged the legality of taking photographs of the building. We all know there is heightened security and that we might be questioned occasionally. I wouldn’t say calling the police was a threat either, everyone is free to do that. Just being a cooperative, non-confrontational good guy goes a long way in my experience towards easing tensions.

The real problem is the training of these security guards, etc… Someone is not telling them the whole truth when they are instructed on who to interact with and why. They see us as threats because they can see our big cameras very obviously standing out. (Is that a lens in your pocket or are you just glad to see me.) Apparently they fail to understand that nearly everyone in this country has a cell phone with a camera in it, and can take a photo or a video while appearing to be dialing. There’s no way to stop them.

So here we are the easy targets, the likely good guys, with our big in-your-face cameras, taking all the heat for the bad guys, who would probably try to be surreptitious anyway. This reminds me of gun control, where the good guys get regulated, and the bad guys (criminals) just keep doing whatever they want to. They don’t obey laws or follow rules, that’s why they’re called criminals.

]]> By: mepsipax http://www.nycphotorights.com/2009/11/photographer-threatened-by-security-of-us-courthouse-in-madison-wisconsin/comment-page-1/#comment-796 mepsipax Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:39 +0000 http://www.nycphotorights.com/?p=934#comment-796 The double talk is evident. It will only get worse. The double talk is evident. It will only get worse.

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