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Photography: Still Not a Crime. Yet.

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Seattle Center International Fountain

This is the most bizarre story I have seen in some time:

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Police-investigating-man-photographing-girls-at-2138229.php

Basically, a father allowed his daughter to change in public at the Seattle Center International Fountain, spotted someone taking a picture, demanded to see that photographer’s camera, then called the police when the photographer did not acquiesce to his demands.

After arriving, the police said “they definitely wished they could have been there earlier”, to which Rex replied, “to do what?”.

You cannot forcibly detain someone merely for the act of taking a photograph. At least not legally. The man could have

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