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Old 04-02-2009, 10:09 PM   #13
blastawaycas
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Location: Middlesbrough United Kingdom
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Default Re: Permits to photograph!?

ON TUESDAY 25th MARCH AT 20.30pm I WAS TAKING SOME FLASH PHOTOS IN MY BACK GARDEN I TOOK 8 IN ALL IT WAS FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE I AM ON JUST FOR A LITTLE RECREATION MY HOMEWORK WAS TO TAKE AND PRINT OFF SOME PIX (now i have to add that we are having some proper trouble with these neighbours........they're nutters) ANYHOW THEY CALLED PLOD AND HE TOLD ME ALL SORTS OF RUBBISH ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHING IN PUBLIC AND POINTING AT THERE CCTV CAMERAS etc I HAD TO MAKE MY CASE AND POINT OUT THAT IT WAS NOT ILLEGAL TO TAKE PICTURES ANYWHERE THE PUBLIC HAD ACCESS HE COME BACK WITH "HE COULD SIEZE MY CAMERA" ....... I TOLD HIM IF HE TOUCHED IT I WOULD MAKE A CITIZENS ARREST ON HIM FOR ATTEMPTED THEFT.......HE THOUGHT THAT WAS FUNNY ........I WAS SERIOUS........ HE THEN RADIOED FOR A VAN ...........TO ARREST ME I SUPPOSE ....HE THEN WENT OUTSIDE ON HIS RADIO AND A FEW MINUTES LATER HE CAME BACK IN MADE HIS EXCUSES AND LEFT !!!!!!!!!!!!
IF IT WAS'NT SO FUNNY IT WOULD BE TRAGIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KINDEST REGARDS DAVE CASTER
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