Re: National Parks & Tripods

["Dan Smith, Photographer" <shooter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,

     "These Jerks" didn't set such draconian stupidity after macnine gun
toting & shooting terrorists shot up Blair House when Harry Truman was in
it.

    This stupidity is a much more recent thing. Tripods in pursuit of
photography or even painting are no threat to anyone. The paranoia is a
great reflection on the mental stability of "These Jerks" charged with a
responsiblity they obviously are not equipped to handle in any rational
manner.

    As for it being a 'thankless job', they can always quit. As for
protecting the federal officials, why do they need any more protection than
average citizens? They are so out of touch with reality they see assassins
behind every tripod? Yep, paranoia is alive and well in the whole bunch of
them. They bring it on themselves.

DAN SMITH


----- Original Message -----
From: Joe McCary <mccary@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: National Parks & Tripods


> "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
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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
> help
> >
> >
> > Makes one wonder what these jokers are really so afraid of.
> >
> > dan smith
> >
> >
> >
>