Last Friday, I bumped into the hot dog vendor. I was tired after being with Tim Smith all day long.
Robert had to go home for 20 minutes and asked me if I would watch his stand?
I didn’t like it because there’s way too much responsibilities in handling out sausages, hot dogs and change.
I’m no professional. As luck would have it? A guy showed up and I made him a hot dog.
Afterwards, I was alone and I noticed a guy coming out from the club and he jumped over the fence at the Sweetwaters bar.
He went after a girl and suddenly two bouncers showed up.
Being Charles, I was very nosy and went for a closer look.
Close to 20 seconds later, I remembered there was a bag of money at the stand.
I quickly went back and gathered the cash.
The guy took a swing at the bouncer and all hell broke loose. The bouncers forced the guy on the ground and escorted him out the gate.
I was told that the guy belongs to some sort of a gang.
The young punk was standing on the sidewalk.
The next thing I knew, the bouncers went outside to confront the guy.
I quickly grabbed the cash and went to watch the action.
There were around 200 onlookers watching the bouncers put the guy on the street while they waited for the police to arrive.
Now? I had a problem? Should I take pictures with my flash?
Would I be assaulted by the mob? Would someone try to take my camera?
I decided to take pictures < without the flash > but a bouncer told me on a few occasions not to take pictures!!!
I told the guy that I was a blogger.
In the past, I usually have my little press pass inside my sweater but not this time.
I turned around and Robert was back so I concentrated on the scene.
Robert quickly came to me asking me if I had the money? I had the camera on one hand and the money in the other.
I got a question? Would the mainstream media take pictures of a fight on the streets? Would this be considered as a story? If the Police comes to arrest a drunken individual during a fist fight? Should a media person be allowed to take pictures?
Good questions?
I believe that I will stick taking pictures of a non-violent nature.
Safer for me.
I decided to give Robert a helping hand. I went home around 3:00am. My god? I slept like a baby.
Very long day indeed.
1 comment:
If he was in a gang I can well imagine the danger, not just for you but for the bouncers. It might not be a bad idea to have the camera though, it would make the people involved behave in a way they might not if nobody were watching. And you never know if a crime happens you might be able to provide evidence, often in violent situations it is one persons word against another. Those are risks journalist's take.
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