Yes, actually I do think I live in a free country to a large extent -- free to ignore toothless edicts, certainly, and free to question the type of harassment described in this thread. And as long as the freedom remains to seek remedy to municipal rules, local, state and federal law that violate my freedom of movement, association and expression I'm good to go.

Of course I'm angry about the easy slide into a mindset of authoritarianism on the part of some of my fellow countrymen and of course I shouldn't be subject to senseless harassment in the name of security. But I since the bell of 9/11 can't be unrung I've learned to deal with the toothless, mindless, senseless fallout from that tragic event rather effectively and efficiently so as to get on with daily living.

I wonder if you'd care to comment on the content of this document: http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf