Cybernetic Hate Crime?

Rather interesting comment on the article

That already happens...

In my research, I came across Penny Sheldon, a travel agent from Boise, Id., who was physically assaulted by McDonalds staff in Paris, France, because she photographed their menu. This seems surprising because many people use a handheld camera as a seeing aid to magnify and read signs, etc. (zooming into a picture to see it on screen).

This would explain a lot except they read the doctor's letter. So odd.