Folded-up Tripod Mistaken for a Rifle!
Oct 4, 2023 13:54:49 #
BAR HARBOR, MAINE, from the police log book:
On Thursday, September 28th, a Bar Harbor police officer responded to a report of a man with a rifle in the area of the Stone Barn on the Crooked Road. The Stone Barn is an iconic and much-photographed Mount Desert Island landmark, now owned and managed for public use by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Upon arrival, Officer Hardy determined that the man was holding a folded-up tripod!
https://www.mcht.org/video/tour-stone-barn-farm/
On Thursday, September 28th, a Bar Harbor police officer responded to a report of a man with a rifle in the area of the Stone Barn on the Crooked Road. The Stone Barn is an iconic and much-photographed Mount Desert Island landmark, now owned and managed for public use by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.
Upon arrival, Officer Hardy determined that the man was holding a folded-up tripod!
https://www.mcht.org/video/tour-stone-barn-farm/
Oct 4, 2023 14:16:26 #
Oct 4, 2023 14:20:57 #
Manche Leute sind einfach Dip-Scheiße.
Not the first time.....
I suppose it looks like a portable Gatling Gun?
Oct 4, 2023 14:48:50 #
Been stopped twice in urban PARKS (in the most densely populated county in Florida, with 3,491 residents per square mile.) by officers responding to reports of a man with a rifle. People mistake Canon white 300mm L Lenses for sniper gear. There is nothing so uncommon as common sense. Hypothetically, if I wanted to kill people I would perhaps go to a mall, but NOT A PARK!
Oct 4, 2023 15:04:35 #
Don, the 2nd son wrote:
Been stopped twice in urban PARKS (in the most densely populated county in Florida, with 3,491 residents per square mile.) by officers responding to reports of a man with a rifle. People mistake Canon white 300mm L Lenses for sniper gear. There is nothing so uncommon as common sense. Hypothetically, if I wanted to kill people I would perhaps go to a mall, but NOT A PARK!
And those people v o t e.....
Oct 4, 2023 15:06:23 #
Longshadow wrote:
Manche Leute sind einfach Dip-Scheiße.
Not the first time.....
I suppose it looks like a portable Gatling Gun?
Manche Leute sind einfach Dip-Scheiße.
Not the first time.....
I suppose it looks like a portable Gatling Gun?
Your Germanglish is FUNNY! Probably more so because it is absolutely spot on.
Ja, und gesunder Menschenverstand, wenn auch allgemein ungewöhnlich.
Oct 4, 2023 15:13:50 #
Don, the 2nd son wrote:
Been stopped twice in urban PARKS (in the most densely populated county in Florida, with 3,491 residents per square mile.) by officers responding to reports of a man with a rifle. People mistake Canon white 300mm L Lenses for sniper gear. There is nothing so uncommon as common sense. Hypothetically, if I wanted to kill people I would perhaps go to a mall, but NOT A PARK!
300mm lens is too fat to be mistaken for a sniper rifle.
Oct 4, 2023 15:18:30 #
BebuLamar wrote:
300mm lens is too fat to be mistaken for a sniper rifle.
Only to the intelligent?
Oct 4, 2023 15:29:59 #
Oct 4, 2023 15:44:59 #
MDI Mainer wrote:
BAR HARBOR, MAINE, from the police log book: br b... (show quote)
Several years ago I encountered a similar situation but in New York state. I stopped at a road side rest area (limited access highway) to get some photos of the sun setting across a large lake. As I was moving my camera, mounted on an extended tripod, a short distance for a different view point, a security guard(?) approached me asking me what I was doing. When I told him, "Taking photographs of the sunset" he explained that he thought I had a rifle. Even in subdued light, a fully extended tripod certainly does not resemble a rifle, even with a DSLR and mounted zoom lens attached.
Oct 4, 2023 15:50:01 #
Oct 4, 2023 15:51:41 #
Its sad but I agree with the people that called. If they think you have a rifle they should call.
its always better to be safe than sorry.
On the other hand, someone that thinks a camera on a tri pod is a weapon, those might be the people we should watch out for.
its always better to be safe than sorry.
On the other hand, someone that thinks a camera on a tri pod is a weapon, those might be the people we should watch out for.
Oct 4, 2023 15:52:32 #
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
Several years ago I encountered a similar situatio... (show quote)
Maybe he's never seen a tripod and has no idea what one is.
At least he knew it wasn't a giraffe....
Oct 4, 2023 16:00:00 #
Longshadow wrote:
Maybe he's never seen a tripod and has no idea what one is.
At least he knew it wasn't a giraffe....
Maybe he's never seen a tripod and has no idea what one is.
At least he knew it wasn't a giraffe....
Have these same people obviously have NEVER seen a rifle either.
Oct 4, 2023 16:04:20 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Have these same people obviously have NEVER seen a rifle either.
Only in the movies........
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