I had a similar experience with shopping mall security in Kuwait a few years ago.
They asked me to stop filming for no apparent reason?
I was visiting Kuwait as a tourist and tourists take photos etc.
I was kinda baffled by this behaviour until someone else told me that the security were probably worried about potential terrorists scoping the mall out for a future attack!?
Paranoid or what? Maybe they have legitimate concerns?
I waited until the security were gone and started filming again lol. Pretty stupid on my part to be honest.
They could have thrown me into jail. 😂👍🏼
I'm sorry to hear you had a similar experience. It's not nice to be told you're doing something wrong, when there's no way to know it's not allowed. Good thing you got away with it.
I did not want to push it as there were cameras everywhere and most likely they were watching me. However, imagine how many teenagers are taking selfies in there, just to show off on social media platforms. Anyway, I'm glad I could take these photos and learnt how to be more careful next time. Not here though.
Hi Erikah, no need to feel sorry for my experience. I thought they were just being jerks. It really didn't bother me.
Maybe I should have been more cautious in a country that has some questionable practices?
You are right about the teenagers taking selfies. How are they going to control them?
I've filmed in a few crazy countries were just showing a camera can get us in a lot of trouble but I had the confidence of an ignorant tourist to protect me. 😂👍🏼