Her whole world
Dec 5, 2018 22:40:47 #
Iankahler
Loc: Seattle WA
There was something fascinating, as mush as it was sad and horrifying, about this photo.
The police stopped and questioned her; and told her to move on or they would arrest her.
I had a long lens on my camera and I was across the street. I watched her walk along slower with her head high with all the dignity she could hold in her heart, and her whole world in the cart she pulled along with her.
The police stopped and questioned her; and told her to move on or they would arrest her.
I had a long lens on my camera and I was across the street. I watched her walk along slower with her head high with all the dignity she could hold in her heart, and her whole world in the cart she pulled along with her.
Dec 5, 2018 22:57:55 #
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Dec 6, 2018 08:53:59 #
Thank you for having the sensitivity to see and record this Great Image.
It also shows your humanity.
Thanks. Don
It also shows your humanity.
Thanks. Don
Dec 6, 2018 08:59:03 #
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Dec 6, 2018 09:47:17 #
Nice photo.
I can't help but wonder if you actually heard the police tell her to move on or they would arrest her. Vagrancy laws have been illegal for many years now. We all have a right to be pretty much where we want in America, barring some limitations of course.
Dennis
I can't help but wonder if you actually heard the police tell her to move on or they would arrest her. Vagrancy laws have been illegal for many years now. We all have a right to be pretty much where we want in America, barring some limitations of course.
Dennis
Dec 6, 2018 10:28:20 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Great documentary photograph! It tells a sad story about the irony of living in the wealthiest country in the world but destitution, homelessness, and hunger can be seen anywhere in it.
Stan
Stan
Dec 6, 2018 10:37:13 #
All I know is what I see and that is why Photography is so important to me. The picture says so much to us and validates our existence and being as creatures in constant chaos with the obstacles of everyday survival. The photo- document speaks volumes to what it conveys visually. And we are better for this act of kindness towards those , among us, with fewer options. Thank you.
Dec 6, 2018 10:41:21 #
I don't know how they do it. God bless them and keep them safe.
Dec 6, 2018 11:00:41 #
Iankahler
Loc: Seattle WA
Thank you for your kind words guys. BTW that is her shadow on the wall.
Dennis. I did not imagine or assume what the police said to this lady. Given that I was standing across the street, it was early morning, and there were very few people about, I heard everything in the exchange.
No they didn't have the power to arrest her, only to tell her to move on because she was blocking a doorway to a business. And yes they could have been a little more compassionate, and she could have been a little less belligerent toward them. The argument escalated and both parties parted way finally when the police realized that I was not the only person now watching this argument.
Dennis. I did not imagine or assume what the police said to this lady. Given that I was standing across the street, it was early morning, and there were very few people about, I heard everything in the exchange.
No they didn't have the power to arrest her, only to tell her to move on because she was blocking a doorway to a business. And yes they could have been a little more compassionate, and she could have been a little less belligerent toward them. The argument escalated and both parties parted way finally when the police realized that I was not the only person now watching this argument.
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Dec 6, 2018 13:08:18 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
Iankahler wrote:
Thank you for your kind words guys. BTW that is ... (show quote)
Your photo is quite poignant and illustrates that there are still people in our country who have value even if they can't afford several thousands of dollars worth of photo equipment to pursue what, for most of us is just a hobby. Owned because its use gives us pleasure.
I doubt the police skulked away because they noticed there were witnesses to the incident, but more likely because the lady was moving on from blocking the doorway and there was no need for further discourse.
As an ex-cop, I know that there are police officers that are jerks and bullies, but our "Black lives Matter" and "no justice, no peace" oriented society seems to move a lot of people to paint them all with the same brush. Have as much compassion, please, for the neighborhood cop as for the homeless lady. All are humans with frailties and flaws.
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