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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Good cop...no bad cop... Greg Kendall-Ball, Photographer, Assistant Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 10:21 PM on 05.18.11 ->> At least, not today. Just thought I'd share a a bit of good news related to law enforcement and photography (since so much of it seems to be bad, these days...). This afternoon, I got sent out to a wreck. Some guy was looking down at some papers, and drove his SUV right through a utility pole. I was there, and a TV camera guy was there, and we're basically covering the scene. The Fire Dept. guys tell us what happened, and pointed out the driver, who was unhurt. A few minutes later, the cop working the scene comes over and tells us while we were shooting, from a public sidewalk, the driver had been on the phone with his lawyer, trying to find out if he could force the cop to make us leave, without taking his picture. The cop basically chuckled and told him the law pertaining to situations like this one. Felt good to have a cop who actually knows the law, and not only didn't harass us for being there, actually stood up for us. Of course, tomorrow is another day...  This post is:  Informative (8) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jim Colburn, Photographer, Photo Editor McAllen | TX | USA | Posted: 1:02 PM on 05.19.11 ->> Call the chief and commend the officer. Positive re-enforcement doesn't just work with dogs and small kids.  This post is:  Informative (9) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Andrew Nelles, Photographer Chicago | IL | usa | Posted: 4:14 PM on 05.19.11 ->> That's a refreshing story.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Tim Vizer, Photographer Belleville | IL | USA | Posted: 5:44 PM on 05.19.11 ->> Couple years ago I saw a jail corrections officer stop at a wreck scene I was covering and make sure everyone was okay, even though he had absolutely no obligation to do so. Police hadn't arrived at the scene yet. I was impressed and knowing the sheriff's department administrators (some of them since they were rookies themselves) I called and mentioned the actions by this man. He received a written commendation in his personnel folder from the jail superintendent for going "above and beyond". Can't hurt to pass on the positives!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jason Jump, Photographer Humble | TX | USA | Posted: 8:31 PM on 05.19.11 ->> Definitely needs an attaboy or attagirl! And pass along the news that other photogs not in the area appreciate his/her work as well!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Good cop...no bad cop... Thread Started By: Greg Kendall-Ball Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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