Comments on: Hostile Olympic Security http://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/hostile-olympic-security/ Run by Photographers, for Photographers Wed, 30 May 2012 03:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Olympic Games 2012http://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/hostile-olympic-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4380 Olympic Games 2012 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:59:07 +0000 http://londonphotographers.org/?p=2993#comment-4380 <strong>Olympic Games 2012...</strong>[...]Hostile Olympic Security | London Photographers' Branch[...]... Olympic Games 2012…

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]]> By: >Re: PHOTO » Blog Archive » Olympic Site Lock Downhttp://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/hostile-olympic-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4347 >Re: PHOTO » Blog Archive » Olympic Site Lock Down Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:16:43 +0000 http://londonphotographers.org/?p=2993#comment-4347 [...] of my colleagues found a few days later. A group of them were stopped and two were assaulted while photographing the Olympic site from the public highway. What was particularly worrying was that their manager who came out after a [...] [...] of my colleagues found a few days later. A group of them were stopped and two were assaulted while photographing the Olympic site from the public highway. What was particularly worrying was that their manager who came out after a [...]

]]> By: Alert Electricalhttp://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/hostile-olympic-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4319 Alert Electrical Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:49:39 +0000 http://londonphotographers.org/?p=2993#comment-4319 I agree, we shouldn't (generally) blame the guards themselves, they're only doing their job. Imagine if they let someone past to take an 'innocent picture' and they had a bomb, they would definitely be out of a job so they're extra up-tight. The blame lies entirely with the companies employing them who don't train them and instruct them correctly on who they should be letting past and who they shouldn't... I agree, we shouldn’t (generally) blame the guards themselves, they’re only doing their job. Imagine if they let someone past to take an ‘innocent picture’ and they had a bomb, they would definitely be out of a job so they’re extra up-tight. The blame lies entirely with the companies employing them who don’t train them and instruct them correctly on who they should be letting past and who they shouldn’t…

]]> By: Jess Hurdhttp://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/hostile-olympic-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4318 Jess Hurd Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:27:09 +0000 http://londonphotographers.org/?p=2993#comment-4318 Nice one Tom! I've shared it :) Nice one Tom! I’ve shared it :)

]]> By: Tom Pridehttp://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/hostile-olympic-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4306 Tom Pride Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:41:35 +0000 http://londonphotographers.org/?p=2993#comment-4306 Thought you might find this bit of satire amusing: Private Security Guards Prevent Dangerous Photograph From Being Taken of Olympic Venue - http://tompride.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/private-security-guards-prevent-dangerous-photograph-from-being-taken-of-olympic-venue/ Thought you might find this bit of satire amusing:
Private Security Guards Prevent Dangerous Photograph From Being Taken of Olympic Venue –
http://tompride.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/private-security-guards-prevent-dangerous-photograph-from-being-taken-of-olympic-venue/

]]> By: Robert Zimmermanhttp://londonphotographers.org/2012/04/hostile-olympic-security/comment-page-1/#comment-4292 Robert Zimmerman Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:20:04 +0000 http://londonphotographers.org/?p=2993#comment-4292 Illuminating (and ironic) to have the security guard taking off his ID armband and replying, when asked why, that he did it so that it cannot be photographed. There is no answer to that. Illuminating (and ironic) to have the security guard taking off his ID armband and replying, when asked why, that he did it so that it cannot be photographed. There is no answer to that.

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