Common sense? An 80+ year old man standing on public property taking a photograph of a famous piece of artwork isn't remotely a terrorist threat. Presumably the FBI could have even figured out that he's been a professional photographer for most of his life, and done a little research on their that would make it entirely obvious that there was nothing fishy going on there.
And double shame on the security guards for even reporting him in the first place.
> Common sense? An 80+ year old man standing on public property taking a photograph of a famous piece of artwork isn't remotely a terrorist threat. Presumably the FBI could have even figured out that he's been a professional photographer for most of his life, and done a little research on their that would make it entirely obvious that there was nothing fishy going on there.
Everything you just said here is the point of a follow-up.
Did you read the article? He's published books of photography. His work has been on display at the Smithsonian. Google and Wikipedia (yes, he has a page) might not give final confirmation of these facts, but it would bring them up, and the agents could verify them through other channels.
And double shame on the security guards for even reporting him in the first place.