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« on: February 26, 2010, 17:36:13 »
I've just received a (spam) email with the following subject line ...

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Train to become a photographer.

Am I the only one to thing that trains should not be redeployed in this way but should carry on moving people around the country?  Wink
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2010, 17:44:11 »
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More silliness on the subject of photography and trains - from the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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Mall bans father from photographing son in Sunderland

A father was told he was not allowed take pictures of his four-year-old son at a Sunderland shopping centre because of fears he could be a paedophile.
Kevin Geraghty-Shewan, of Kent, was challenged by a security guard at The Bridges after photographing his son Ben on a children's train ride.
He was told he could not prove Ben was his son and later quizzed by a police officer called to the centre.

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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2010, 19:00:39 »
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2010, 15:19:26 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on February 26, 2010, 17:44:11
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More silliness on the subject of photography and trains - from the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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Mall bans father from photographing son in Sunderland

A father was told he was not allowed take pictures of his four-year-old son at a Sunderland shopping centre because of fears he could be a paedophile.
Kevin Geraghty-Shewan, of Kent, was challenged by a security guard at The Bridges after photographing his son Ben on a children's train ride.
He was told he could not prove Ben was his son and later quizzed by a police officer called to the centre.
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My blood pressure is A LOT higher now. Angry
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2010, 15:40:16 »
"He was told he could not prove Ben was his son"

Um, maybe ask Ben who the man with him is. Get the answer "Daddy" in all likelihood.

Like you Btline, I got a bit angry at the sheer idiocy of this security guard.
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2010, 22:46:42 »
Whilst the stupidity of the security guard was bad enough, the actions of the attending plods almost seem worse to me: they're supposed to be well trained to deail with situations like this in which, surely, it was blindingly obvious that the kid was with his dad!
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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2010, 09:22:14 »
Even if the man was a paedophile, why would stopping him taking a photo achieve anything?  I don't understand.
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« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2010, 22:26:16 »
Quote from: bignosemac on February 27, 2010, 15:40:16
Like you Btline, I got a bit angry at the sheer idiocy of this security guard.

Must be related to this one ?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1254579/Royal-Marine-told-cover-regimental-tattoo-Heathrow-offensive-passengers.html

(Yes  - I know it's the Mail !)
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