An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I Took a Picture of This

Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by jonnybgood on Monday July 14, 2014 @11:25PM (#8034602)

> Common sense? An 80+ year old man standing on public property taking a photograph of a famous piece of artwork isn't remotely a terrorist threat. Presumably the FBI could have even figured out that he's been a professional photographer for most of his life, and done a little research on their that would make it entirely obvious that there was nothing fishy going on there.

Everything you just said here is the point of a follow-up.

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by rurounijones on Tuesday July 15, 2014 @12:39AM (#8034801)

All of the above can be determined with 5 minutes of google.

No need for the chilling-effect visit to neighbourhood + knocking on neighbours doors

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by jonnybgood on Tuesday July 15, 2014 @12:50AM (#8034842)

> All of the above can be determined with 5 minutes of google.

Yes, because everything on Google is factually accurate.

Edit: Why am I getting downvoted for pointing out the obvious flaw in using Google?

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Re:An FBI Counterterrorism Agent Tracked Me Down Because I T... by ScottBurson on Tuesday July 15, 2014 @01:06AM (#8034887)

Did you read the article? He's published books of photography. His work has been on display at the Smithsonian. Google and Wikipedia (yes, he has a page) might not give final confirmation of these facts, but it would bring them up, and the agents could verify them through other channels.

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