Day 27 (Fri., June 25)

Caption: Jacobo Dominguez, left, explains to Dallas police officers what happened in an incident earlier in the day, when a customer pulled out a knife.

Ok, take a good look at the photo above. That photo was taken with a 24-70 mm lens about 8 to 12 feet away from the three men in the frame... Now that you looked at it closely, here is the question: do you think I was too close? Well, apparently, as the officer on the right said I was "interfering with my investigation". Being a photojournalism student, I have been explained by professors the different scenery one will encounter. Rude and uncooperative peace officers is a big topic. This officer told me I had no right to be shooting photos, but also said that I should obey to him and leave right away. Now, I know, from what professor Vargo at Pierce College and professor Bowen at CSUN have told me, that I have the right to be there. So when I confronted the officer and told him that he was wrong, I thought I would end up in jail. However, I moved back, pulled the 200 mm lens and continued doing my work while the officers did their work. Upon completion of their "investigation" I approached the officer and asked him to explain to me what I did wrong. He had nothing to say. I thought this was very rude and I think that if he is going to keep me from taking photos, then I should have a valuable reason as to why... Later tonight I drove back home and encountered the bottom two photos. I could not believe my eyes. It was a liquor store. But not an ordinary liquor store. It was a drive-through liquor store. Up front, young women -- some who did not look old enough to be out of high school -- flaunted their thin bodies while dressed up in small outfits. The screamed at cars and waved them through to the liquor store. I could not believe that a place would be taking advantage of young women like this. In public, to top it off! I believe that there is a place and time for everything, but young women in plain public view being used as objects is very wrong. A drive-through liquor store, huh? How wrong is that? Hey Texas... Hey Dallas... What happened with your promoting a no drinking and driving way of life?

 

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