Mother arrested for taking pics on public grounds

Everyone should read this. It's sad and unbelievable. Just wrong.

www.longislandlawyerblog.com/mother-of-3...ttraction-at-airport

It's a little weird she had $13,000 dollars cash on her. It's an odd story.

If they're in the wrong though, it's sad.

This is why I don't take pictures by the airport.

www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Westhamp...nderstanding/start/2
www.danshamptons.com/content/danspapers/issue20_2009/06.html
www.newsday.com/sheriffs-woman-arrested-...uns-in-car-1.1345260


More information.

www.dailykos.com/story/2009/08/02/760870...-It-Was-A-FEMA-Camp-

and more.

foxnewsboycott.com/glenn-beck/heavily-ar...national-guard-base/


Another.


It honestly sounds like a one sided story, she sounds like a loon.

Looks like a fairly straightforward case of overzealous cop misinterpreting the rules and then overreacting more than somewhat.

Most airports in Europe have 'some' restrictions on photography - genuine plane-spotters by and large aren't hassled even though they tend to be a bit odd anyway (like train-spotters I guess).
The further south and east of Calais you go, the more stringent those restrictions become.
A group of British aircraft enthusiasts were jailed in Greece (birthplace of civilisation and democracy lest you'd forgotten) a few years ago for up to 18 months for simply taking photos near the national airport. Which is also a military air-base.

What we don't know is how the woman in this case acted when confronted by the officer in question - as this article relates to her side of things, it's unlikely to paint the full picture so to speak - was she helpful and polite or in the guy's face being loud and assertive of her rights?
Just because it is a right doesn't mean you also have the right to abuse public officials doing their duty - in this case safeguarding a sensitive installation from potential terrorist attack.
Yes, she looked like an average soccer-mom, but guess what - terrorists don't tend to dress up in shemaghs and khaffiyahs when they plan their attacks or conduct their pre-attack reconnaissance.
Check out the movie 'Battle for Algiers' - creaky, old, black and white and with arabic and French sub-titles, but still required viewing at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy... especially noteworthy is the scene when the female (muslim) bombers get haircuts, apply make-up and dress like fashionable French women to gain access to the colonial nightclubs, bars and restaurants they targetted.

That's the problem - we never know who the bad guys are or what they look like.
Yes on the face of it, it does look like the cop over-reached the boundaries, but I'd rather we had cops too eager than sat dozing in a corner not paying attention.

Edit:
read the other links and it appears it was an ANG base, not an airport as I'd earlier thought.
Stupid woman should have know better - there are signs all round most military installations informing you that photography is prohibited and that the Guards will take a dim view of tresspassers.
The fact that she had an automatic weapon in the car was noteworthy.
As an ex-military serviceman myself and having pulled more than my share of guard duties in various places I'm surprised she's still standing.

arkady001 wrote: Looks like a fairly straightforward case of overzealous cop misinterpreting the rules and then overreacting more than somewhat.

Most airports in Europe have 'some' restrictions on photography - genuine plane-spotters by and large aren't hassled even though they tend to be a bit odd anyway (like train-spotters I guess).
The further south and east of Calais you go, the more stringent those restrictions become.
A group of British aircraft enthusiasts were jailed in Greece (birthplace of civilisation and democracy lest you'd forgotten) a few years ago for up to 18 months for simply taking photos near the national airport. Which is also a military air-base.

What we don't know is how the woman in this case acted when confronted by the officer in question - as this article relates to her side of things, it's unlikely to paint the full picture so to speak - was she helpful and polite or in the guy's face being loud and assertive of her rights?
Just because it is a right doesn't mean you also have the right to abuse public officials doing their duty - in this case safeguarding a sensitive installation from potential terrorist attack.
Yes, she looked like an average soccer-mom, but guess what - terrorists don't tend to dress up in shemaghs and khaffiyahs when they plan their attacks or conduct their pre-attack reconnaissance.
Check out the movie 'Battle for Algiers' - creaky, old, black and white and with arabic and French sub-titles, but still required viewing at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy... especially noteworthy is the scene when the female (muslim) bombers get haircuts, apply make-up and dress like fashionable French women to gain access to the colonial nightclubs, bars and restaurants they targetted.

That's the problem - we never know who the bad guys are or what they look like.
Yes on the face of it, it does look like the cop over-reached the boundaries, but I'd rather we had cops too eager than sat dozing in a corner not paying attention.

Edit:
read the other links and it appears it was an ANG base, not an airport as I'd earlier thought.
Stupid woman should have know better - there are signs all round most military installations informing you that photography is prohibited and that the Guards will take a dim view of tresspassers.
The fact that she had an automatic weapon in the car was noteworthy.
As an ex-military serviceman myself and having pulled more than my share of guard duties in various places I'm surprised she's still standing.

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!

cpow wrote: Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely!

Except she was in the wrong.

If more Americans don't start standing up for the freedoms this country is supposed to stand for, the type of behavior reported on that site will become more the norm than the unusual.

I suggest you guys read the alternative links before rushing to her defence.

Stealthy Ninja wrote: I suggest you guys read the alternative links before rushing to her defence.

Th e more articles I read on this, the crazier this lady sounds. Would you allow a heavily armed woman stop by your home and take photos after being asked not to. Most peaceful citizens taking photos and statues are not carrying a shotgun and an assault rifle. Action was not taken at Ft. Hood, Virginia Tech and Tulsa when someone acted bizarre, so this sounds like an action that may have saved the lives of American service personnel.
She wa ssent for a psychiatric evaluation after an outburst in court, Scary person based on reports.

Yeah, she's a loon.

Scotty wrote: Yeah, she's a loon.

lol wtf?