Taken into custody.

I just got busted taking photos near an oil refinery. They surrounded me with three or four vehicles and read me some kind of rights (not the Miranda Rights) and required me to delete my photos or I would be investigated by the FBI. Seriously? This place is on the highway (50 feet away) and I wasn't on their property. It really made me feel like I was in George Orwell's 1984. Anyone else experience anything like this?

Taken into custody (figure of speech)

The world has gone mad!!

'they' meaning police or security for the refinery?

Skrim17 wrote in post #9324278
'they' meaning police or security for the refinery?

Security of the refinery. Some in marked cars/clothing and a couple in unmarked. It was crazy how fast the converged on me and on a public street.

Not enough information to consider.
Busted = Arrested?
They = Police?
Did you delete?
You really need to tell us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth...OK?
John

If they were security and you were on public property then the most they can do is ask you to delete. They'll make it sound more official but they're not LEOs. I would've told them to get bent or I'll call the actual police.

If you did delete the pictures, you can recover them pretty easily (just don't reshoot on the same card).

The jack-booted thugs never seem to understand that 'delete' does not equal 'gone forever'.

I think its BS of them to do so, but, Considering how gas prices are affected by anything going wrong at a refinery and you can seriously light a neverending fire if you were a terribleist (yes I know, terrorist) then they are just doing what they are told to do.

The general rule is, or as I've always followed, if you can see it, you can shoot it, as long as you are on public property, but sometimes its NOT worth the fight.

JeffreyG wrote in post #9324325
If you did delete the pictures, you can recover them pretty easily (just don't reshoot on the same card).


The jack-booted thugs never seem to understand that 'delete' does not equal 'gone forever'.

How do you recommend recovering them? I haven't taken any photos since I deleted.

So...you weren't taken into custody or even addressed by the police. they asked and you acquiesced, a smart move I'm sure, tho off of their property they have no legal foot on which to stand.

lankforddl wrote in post #9324371
How do you recommend recovering them? I haven't taken any photos since I deleted.

There are numerous data recovery programs out there, most work quite well when the data hasn't been lost due to corruption.

lankforddl wrote in post #9324371
How do you recommend recovering them? I haven't taken any photos since I deleted.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=670801

Thats a load of crap. Private security tried to exercise authority on public property? Glad you got away with any problems. Hope you recover your pictures.

JeffreyG wrote in post #9324325
If you did delete the pictures, you can recover them pretty easily (just don't reshoot on the same card).

The jack-booted thugs never seem to understand that 'delete' does not equal 'gone forever'.

Shhhhhhhhh

I love living in a country where I can photograph almost anything and anyone..

Why did you delete? TELL them to call the police, you'll wait, because only a judge can make you delete them and only if you obtained them illegally, which it seems you have not done. Don't be a jackass to them but know your rights people.

There's plenty of videos of this crap happening all over the place, it's a disgrace.