Comments on: Miami, See it like Anything but a Native; Courthouse Complex

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:16:00 +0000

I bet the september 11th hijackers were flying at new york and whipped out the old photos they had taken to be sure they hit the right buildings. If taking a picture of what anyone can see walking by compromises “security measures” then they probably aren’t worth keeping anyhow.

I have also been arrested in a similar situation because it was “orange alert,” camera, film, sketchbook confiscated, sent to the fbi, etc, etc.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:04:00 +0000

You people who like snapping photos at will of virtually every little thing within eye sight need to realize that we are in a world where security measures for buildings, especially federal buildings, can be compromised by people the likes of you. Especially if you post the pictures in public blogs. No, it is not illegal to take pictures, but bear in mind and have the consideration to not take pictures of entrances to these buildings and their security personnel. You can just be unintentionally compromising a buildings security posture.

By: Daron Palias

Daron Palias — Wed, 23 May 2007 04:35:00 +0000

I’m a photographer too, and I’ve had my own encounter with the cops. It was worse than yours, but not as bad as Mr. Miller’s.

I wasn’t arrested, but I was subjected to illegal search and seizure, handcuffing without provocation, and my pictures (3 hours of work) were destroyed by a cop who then declared: “You can’t prove I did it.”

Lissette: Yeah, taking photos in the subway is a good way to attract the unwanted attention of cops who don’t know the law. My incident happened in the subway too. I’m a native New Yorker, though.

By: Blind Mind

Blind Mind — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:20:00 +0000

I cannot believe that the sidewalk construction is STILL going on in front of AAArena… I think we’re going on 2 years now to replace a goddamn sidewalk!

By: Tere

Tere — Thu, 10 May 2007 12:52:00 +0000

I would’ve been extremely pissed (and probably paranoid) at the taking down the license number thing. If you weren’t breaking any laws, what right did he have to take that information?

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Thu, 10 May 2007 06:46:00 +0000

Anonymous said…

Why don’t you come work in a federal building [like Oklahoma City on 4/19/95 or the Pentagon on 9/11] and see how unsettling it feels to wonder if that guy taking pictures is “just a tourist” or “just a terrorist scoping the place out”?

It’s even more unsettling to me to know that Osama bin Laden, who supposedly was responsible for 9/11, is nowhere to be found while baby shrub spent billions of dollars and thousands of lives in Iraq trying to persuade the American people that Saddam was responsible for 9/11.

Keep drinking the Kool-Aid.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 10 May 2007 01:27:00 +0000

By: Manola Blablablanik

Manola Blablablanik — Thu, 10 May 2007 01:19:00 +0000

Thank you for these reports, Gabriel. The sad thing is that if you really wanted to take shots for “evil” purposes, why wouldn’t you just do it stealthily with a hidden camera? Haven’t they heard of sneaky private investigators?

I wonder what happens to Dr. Paul George and his customers when he takes them on Downtown walking tours.

BTW, that crazy women should’ve been arrested. Stockings with espadrilles is a major fashion crime!

By: Xavier

Xavier — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:45:00 +0000

I’ve had my run-ins with security guards while photographing the city, but never a U.S. Marshall. You get points for that one Gabe. Great read and nice images.

By: Lissette

Lissette — Tue, 08 May 2007 14:25:00 +0000

I had a similar experience in New York City. I had gone up with some friends and this was the first time we would be taking the subway being that we’re from Miami. We were all excited about it and my friends started taking pictures and videoing the event. The next stop over, there was a couple NYPD’s that pulled us out of the subway and started to harass us for taking pictures/videos. We explained the situation, showed our FLORIDA ID’s and they let us go and told us to “be more careful about where we take pictures” because we were making passengers nervous.