Mr. Family Tells Picture Takers To Break Law

On his Blogspot, dated April 4, 2006, Title: Wow, Mr. Family instructs his picture takers to and I quote him directly:
"Try taking a picture (of the Gentlemen’s Club10) while driving by the property. Their entrance is VERY visible from the road. & If your camera has a good zoom feature, you will probably find it very easy to get a picture from the mall road or parking lot."
On his blog dated July 12, 2006 Title: Proposal Mr Family says
"Drive by his clubs. Take a picture of the cars parked at either the Carousel or Cabaret, and e-mail them to me". Mr Family want to prove he is not associated with those clubs so he asks other people to take the pics of these clubs and he will post him. On his blog, dated Friday August 11. He has a pic ( above left) that he says was taken in a moving car, at some unmentinedadult club,date and time not known or mentioned.
Common sense tells one it isn’t very bright or safe to take pics while driving a car.
The WNEP website: http://www.wnep.com/global/Story.asp?s=1678334
states:
"DON'T TAKE PICTURES WHILE DRIVING! This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. If you are driving by something you want to photograph, have someone else in the car take the picture, or pull over in a safe place before taking the picture."
Of course it is a stupid thing to advise something to do, but is picture taking while driving illegal?
So I asked the Pennsylvania State Police that question. Here is what their spokesperson said.
" There is no law specifically that deals with that subject
but the laws of reckless driving and reckless endangerment would apply here. Reckless driving is generally defined as:
when an individual operates a vehicle in a dangerous and negligent manner. It it is a misdemeanor crime. Certainly taking your eyes off the road long enough to take a picture or pictures poses a danger to pedestrians, animals, directional, and opposing traffic."
The Police officer continued. " Would one be able to stop if a pedestrian, animal, or car suddenly came into the path of your vehicle? Is the risk of injuring or killing someone worth a picture?
Try explaining your actions to the person you injured or their next of kin if they are killed."
While the Spokesperson never heard of Mr Family he added " This individual needs for these pictures must override his concern for the safety of others. Otherwise, he would have never advised anyone to do such an irresponsible thing."


The next issue is Mr. Family telling people to take pics of the club in the mall’s parking lot.
It is illegal to take pics from private property, unless you have the owner’s permission.
Mall Security does not want people trespassing or loitering on their property. There are signs posted to that effect. The parking lot is for shoppers of the mall, not for Mr. Family picture takers. So in fact, Mr Family is telling people in both instances to break the law. It is a safe bet to assume that many if not most of Mr. Family’s pictures were obtained illegally. These unfortunate set of circumstances do not speak well of his honesty, credibility or concern for his followers.
The victims of the illegal activity may have legal recourse. If I were they, I consult a lawyer.