Re: National Parks & Tripods

[Joe McCary <mccary@xxxxxxxxx>]

"These Jerks," are charged with keeping our national leaders safe.  All
kinds of crazies attempt to gain access to the place.  You might remember
just a short while ago two of the Capital police were shot and killed by a
person trying to gain access.  He is not being prosecuted at this time, he
was ruled to be incompetent to stand trial, so a "crazy" he is.  These
"jerks," as you put it, have the thankless job of dealing with hundreds of
thousands of tourists (many non English  speaking, from countless foreign
nations as well as US citizens) all wanting  a special exception to a rule
just for them.  Being a person who  goes  into federal buildings with camera
equipment all the time, I would like to say thank you to those who protect
our officials, because when those "Jerks" do their job they also protect me
while I am there at the same time.  So if they want me to get a permit to
use a tripod and they make everyone get the same permit then I have no
problem with their enforcement of the rules.
Joe McCary
Photo Response
Washington, DC
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Smith, Photographer <shooter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 1:13 AM
Subject: Re: National Parks & Tripods


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> > I can't speak for all National Park locations but when I did a number of
> > pans (Roundshot) on and near the US Capitol bldg (outside), I had to get
> > written permission from the Grounds  Seargant (see below) to use a
> tripod -
> > took the better part of a day and a very well known Senator's office
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> Makes one wonder what these jokers are really so afraid of.
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> dan smith
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