"Robert G. Earnest" <rge@earnestphoto.com> wrote/replied to: >> She was aggressive and self-righteous asking if I had >> >asked the permission of the people that I had just photographed. I >> >explained that I did not need to ask permission, and if they were to >> >object in any way I would stop. >> >I turned and left, infuriated. The woman went to the people that I had >> >photographed, to tattle on me I assume. > > >I wonder how carrying a small tape recorder or video camera and >recording these confrontations would change things? >Would it be different than simply photographing the woman as she talks >to you? >If someone approaches you in such a manner would you have the right to >record the event for yourself? > >I would certainly feel that I had the right to record such acts of >aggression towards me. We don't know what the author calls aggressive, except she asked some questions. I didn't read about any threats the woman made. I don't think she hit him. Now if she did, that's a different story, but I wouldn't try and make my tape recording stick in court. It's problably against the law to tape her in the first place without her knowledge. Jim Davis Nature Photography http://www.kjsl.com/~jbdavis/
