This is a brief excerpt from PhotoFocus
As I cruise down a Las Vegas street, I see a large billboard sponsored by Homeland Security that says “See something – say something.” I hear the same garbage on the radio and see it on TV. The implication is that terrorists abound. What is the illustration used by HLS for this billboard? You got it. A photographer. Obviously you equate photographers with terrorism right?
The war on photography has just about any photographer being considered “suspicious” because he/she is engaged in the number one hobby in the country. Despite the fact that there is not one shred of proof that photography played any part in any terrorist incident in the United States, people continue to treat photographers as terrorists, simply because they have a camera. Perhaps this is a feel good solution that makes some people feel safer. If they have an “enemy” to watch out for, they feel less powerless. The truth is – we are ALL powerless. Terrorists can strike anywhere, any time and reporting photographers for taking pictures at Disneyland isn’t going to make anyone safer. To the contrary, it will waste valuable bandwidth on pure BS!
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By: scottbourne
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