i've experienced misconceptions myself
taking some pictures in a park local to here, i was verbally abused by a woman that wanted me to delete all the images from my camera because i was "taking pictures of kids".. i was taking pictures of plants, flowers and a squirrel i saw (for a project)..
she stopped short of calling me a perv, though did threaten to call the police..
she didn't believe me when i told her it's a film camera..
the odd thing that struck me, was that she had crossed halfway across the park to shout at me, leaving her two kids and a pushchair alone over 100yards away
a lecturer here told me a should wear a dayglo jacket to look official..
i can only imagine this kind of misguided and misinformed nonsense will be on the increase.. police are just as human as the public
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 15:49, Reply)
oh and as i was about to add
this police state you are getting is being implemented under the guise of anti-terror and public safety.. when it's nothing of the sort
(, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 15:52, Reply)