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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="RRKen"] <P>[quote user="Bucyrus"] <P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino>The original post was about the legal act of photographing railroads from public property being suspicious.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It said nothing about trespass or banning photography.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I don’t think there is much you can do about suspicion.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some people are full of it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Homeland Security thrives on it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The real issue, if it comes up, is the introduction of a prohibition on photographing railroad subjects from public property.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P> Anyone standing around on a street corner at a rail road crossing looks suspicious to the men in Blue (or Brown or Red). </P> <P>Let us be serious for a moment shall we. I was in Harvey, IL back in 1988, and took some photos for stock of a man being questioned and arrested by the police. They tried it with me, but the law is on my side. So says those in the legal profession.</P> <P>If you think, for one moment that the Constabulary cares what you are taking photos of, or would want to get into a legal tug of war, think again. Be polite, follow instructions, and have a nice day.</P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P>We are on the same page, I think. </P>
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