by UpperHarlemLine4ever
Ratgallery, I don't know what happened to you in Grand Central Terminal and what led to your detention. The police have been quite on edge here in New York for quite some time. As a German-American and a retired law enforcement officer (part of my career having been spent as an Eisenbahn Polizist [RR Police Officer]) I can tell you that everyone is treated the same by the police. I have stopped photographing because of the hasseling that I have received both when I was still "on the job" and since I have retired. It's not worth the effort. Not having been back to Germany in quite a few years, I don't know how things are over there right now. I do know that the last time I visited when I identified myself as a law enforcement officer from the US, you would think a visiting dignitary had come home. Please don't take it personally. Endschuldigen sie mir bitte. Perhaps if you go to the MTA police when you arrive at Grand Central and tell them of your intentions, they will assist you.
Last edited by UpperHarlemLine4ever on Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.