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Re: MTA training (Re: Called A ''Terrorist'' By A T/O) |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 12 13:11:31 2007, in response to Re: MTA training (Re: Called A ''Terrorist'' By A T/O), posted by Brighton Private on Wed Dec 12 12:55:41 2007. Now -- and don't all have a stroke about this -- there are elements to railfan photography that distinguish it from, say, casual tourist photography that MIGHT legitimately lead a cop or MTA employee to ask a couple of questions: in particular its intensive and repetitive nature and its frequent focus on infrastructure and technology (such as signaling). But AT MOST that justifies a couple of polite questions from the authorities -- who by this time know damned well what railfans are and what they do. It NEVER justifies disrespect, attitude, threats, confiscation, handcuffing, and knowingly false assertions that photography is illegal.I totally agree. But a smart terrorist wouldn't fall into the trap of allowing his photography to be seen as "intensive and repetitive with a frequent focus on infrastructure and technology". He use a hidden camera and take his shots quickly and without raising suspicion. He does not want to get questioned (thereby having to say, fake being a railfan), as that is just one step closer to being found out. So the only people who are going to get caught doing photography seen as "intensive and repetitive with a frequent focus on infrastructure and technology" are railfans! |
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