I’ve heard it said that if you’re not paranoid, you don’t know what’s going on—LOL!
Story only works if he`s white.
Well, at least the creepy lady didn’t turn him over to the IRS or Homeland for being a possible Tea Party member.
That’s what we deal with - just ask the peepers at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Photography is not a crime.
You do not have a right not to be photographed in public.
Nonetheless, photographers should be careful to introduce themselves and ask permission of potential subject. It’s polite and helps avoid difficulties.
Gladys Kravitz lives!
Great letter - wonderful last line. Good for him! Honestly!
We’re either supposed to be vigilant or shut the hell up. Followed by the chorus of “why didn’t somebody say something” if it all goes horribly wrong.
I thought the police had to have a reasonable belief that some crime had been committed to detain and question someone.
What could the suspected crime possibly have been? At worst, photographing children in a public park. THIS is a crime?
I would have likely been arrested because I would not have been cooperative with the police. I would have been repeatedly asking if I was being detained, if I was under arrest and make it clear that I don not consent to a search. Cops don’t like it when you “don’t respect their authority.”
“-——wasting their time when they could be doing something more useful, like managing the daily mayhem in Central Square. “
Central Square,Cambridge-——an racially diverse zoo.
Been that way for years.
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Like the school put on lockdown because “gum” sounds like “gun”. Guess that guy needs to look more Muslim if he wants to take pictures.
“I am a college professor of English.”
I think the neighbor was onto something here.
bfl
She thought he looked suspicious. If he were a suspicious character, as a woman, she would be foolish to engage him in conversation.
She did what she felt was her duty. If he had been a pervert, we would be lauding her.
It occurred in Mass. The guy could have been guilty of “thought crimes” and Comrade Reporting Woman did the right thing to protect the Cambridge Collective.
I betcha this is from that ‘see something, say ‘something’ garbage. Most conservatives never see the posters for this crap, as they’re typically in libraries, gubmint offices et al.
Horseshit, basically. If it were me, I’d have told the officers to get a warrant or arrest me.
I don’t know what he’s surprised about. This happens in Massachusetts all the time. People can’t wait to call the cops instead of minding their own business. It’s the end game of Liberal politics. We can’t have people just enjoying their freedom the police need to do something about it.
Question back to the police -
“am I under arrest or am I free to go?”
What’s the charge?
Irritating a busybody?
I’m an amateur photographer but I don’t even bother trying to take photos of strangers in public places. It’s perfectly legal, but not worth the hassle. (And don’t even think about photographing a stranger’s kids!) Landscapes, architecture, friends and relatives — that’s about it.