Selfie Sticks
Mar 12, 2015, 9:29 am
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When you look at the careless way that selfie sticks are used worldwide I am not surprised.
I had an escalated incident where someone almost poke me in the eye with one and I was able to block and knock the thingie away. The attached phone fell out and was damaged.
Police was involved and I was held not responsible due to it was an act of aggression and I was acting in self defense. It was a crowded spot and I had witnesses; two of the witnesses were poked by this same individual.
I had an escalated incident where someone almost poke me in the eye with one and I was able to block and knock the thingie away. The attached phone fell out and was damaged.
Police was involved and I was held not responsible due to it was an act of aggression and I was acting in self defense. It was a crowded spot and I had witnesses; two of the witnesses were poked by this same individual.
Mar 12, 2015, 11:00 am
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Good for the National Gallery. Hopefully a similar ban will be enacted at other places which experience large crowds. Many already prohibit tripods. Those stupid sticks are no different.
Mar 12, 2015, 12:28 pm
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IMHO they are worse than tripods. Tripod position is "static" but these sticks are dynamic.
Mar 12, 2015, 3:08 pm
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Mar 12, 2015, 4:47 pm
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Mar 14, 2015, 3:40 pm
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Having said that, I don't like them either.
Mar 14, 2015, 3:44 pm
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My friend works at the apple store and he couldn't tell me how many times he's had people come in to the store with broken iPhones which fell off the selfie sticks. They are trouble!!!
Mar 15, 2015, 5:26 am
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I actually think it's the opposite. People walking past a tripod can easily trip over the legs. (I know this because I'm a photographer and regularly kick my tripod legs by accident). Unless you're holding the selfie stick a foot from the ground it's unlikely you'll trip over it.
Having said that, I don't like them either.
Having said that, I don't like them either.
Entitled klutzy tourist with selfie sticks is another matter.
Mar 15, 2015, 7:14 am
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There's a million places I'm not allowed to use my tripod yet I see people carelessly waving those stupid sticks around, and they're always at the right height to knock someone in the face, or poke an eye out. I say ban 'em everywhere!