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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Okay gents......time to throttle back a bit. First of all Tim, you did the right thing. Diffuse the situation and seek answers in a non-combative method. There is alot of confusion regarding what can and can't be done, and that extends to the law enforcement communites. And when in doubt, they are probably going to default to telling you not to do it. Ed gave some good advice, and I'd present what I found out to the watch supervisor and take it from there. No cop wants to be the guy that let the next London, 9/11 or OKC happen again. So if you see someone taking pictures of a railyard, the natural presumption would be that they were a railfan....right? But what if they were middle eastern or Chinese and taking pictures of a railyard or station? What if they were taking pictures of an airport or an aircraft carrier...from public property? Would you be suspicious then? How about your house? (Anybody have a home appraised lately or a nosy home owners association?) Folks are quick to say stupid cops, barney fife, etc...but these folks are trying to do a job, often with less than perfect guidance and to them a railfan (hmm guy with camera, maybe a map, notebook, scanner) taking pictures of a potential target looks exactly like what he is .......an intelligence operative. Because at the basic level that is what a railfan is...an intelligence collector ...observing, noting, and recording data....albeit for personal vice government use. So maybe, just maybe, you could cut these guys some slack and do as Tim did. You want to beat the terrorists, yeah don't give in, but do it by helping the good guys do their job better, not by being a childish***and adding fuel to the fire or there really will be problems.... Tim you're off to a good start. There's some good (and bad) advice offered above. Dan [/quote] Thank you Dan, for a little common sense and sanity. mike
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