Re: Britain's new anti-terror law could stop media from taking pictures of police

[nick hatch <nicholas.hatch () gmail com>]

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM, <Blanchard_Michael () emc com> wrote:

>  My goodness....  I seem to remember someone getting arrested here in the
> States for taking pictures of a major bridge as well...

I see your bridge and raise you an international hunt by the FBI for men who
took pictures of a ferry:
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2007/08/20/seattle-washington-fbi-searching-for-suspicious-ferry-passengers/

After a year, the men are tipped off to the story and identify themselves:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004394642_fbi06m.html

Turns out they just thought they were cool:

"Where these gentlemen live, they don't have vehicle ferries. They were
> fascinated that a ferry could hold that many cars and wanted to show folks
> back home," FBI Special Agent Robbie Burroughs said Monday.

-Nick
(from the land of ferries, where they're even considered part of the highway
system... a specialized bridge, really.)

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