Do and Don't for taking photographs
Hi,
Last night we were taking a walk as a family and saw a full moon which was so beautiful since it was just beside the minaret of a mosque in the background. A police patrol car came past and asked what we were doing and wanted to know if we had taken any pictures of the police car. Did we do something wrong??
I know the basic rules of not taking pictures of people without asking (moreso if they are in traditional gear- that applies in a lot of cultures and would be respectful). Also, not taking pictures where there are signing warning against taking photographs.
Could anyone reply as to any specific rules that are prevalent?
in relation to photographs?
Obviously nudity, adult photos, taking pictures of ministries without consent etc..
It's all common sense to be honest :)
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Hi amnesia,
Would you know of any other rules or guidelines that exist.
Thank you Jauntie,
The thought did occur :) It was a bit strange since I have not really had such an experience with just taking pics of cars that happen to be in the frame !!
It is not against the law to film Police cars in general however if the intention is unknown you will be questioned.
This is all over the world, the US, UK, China, Japan etc...
The police have to protect themselves just as they protect us :)
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I have no information about what happened to you, but I DO have a little story about my brother-in-law when he was staying with his sister in California.
He and my sister had gone down to Mexico for a few days, he was taking cine film (there weren't video cams in those days lol). Suddenly two men approached him and demanded his camera from him. The said they were plain clothes policemen and showed him their ID cards.
He refused and so they marched him to the police station where he was held for several hours without being allowed to call either his wife OR the British Embassy.
Eventually they released him after he continued to hand over the film.
He ran it through when he got home to see what all the kerfuffle was about. Unwittingly he had taken film of a policeman accepting a bribe from a car driver who had committed a traffic offence.
I wonder what YOUR police car was doing ;o)