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IndoAnomaly
Location: Austin, TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 636 likes
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| | | | Hands Up, Nobody Move! < on 7/25/2015 3:25 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Forgive me for cross-posting, but I wanted to share here with people that would appreciate the way local authorities respond here in Texas. Time: 11:15am CMT Location: Small Town, Texas Objective: Timecapsule Home The day started out simply enough, with us planning a small roadtrip to a number of locations around the state. We stopped first at a small house on the side of the road, overgrown with ivy and brush. I couldn't even see it initially because it was so obscured with vegetation. We entered and the house was a step back in time. Calendar by Anom, on Flickr Possessions still litter the home. Polka Dots by Anom, on Flickr Seamstress by Anom, on Flickr TV Kills by Anom, on Flickr The kitchen, while dusty, was still in order. Stacked dishes and glassware wait for their owner to put them to use. But the only ones disturbing the cabinets are the birds nesting there. Left Cabinet by Anom, on Flickr Right Cabinet by Anom, on Flickr Green Beans by Anom, on Flickr Much of the house appears untouched, as if the owner just vanished one day and nobody ever returned to the house afterwards. Clothes still hang in the closet, toothbrushes remain in place. While in a beautiful state of pause, the actual house is falling apart. I put my foot through the floorboards at least once. Brusha Brusha by Anom, on Flickr Thrift Store by Anom, on Flickr As far as we can gather, the last resident memories of this home were of an old woman receiving hospice care. The shower and tub were used as storage for clothes. A hospital bed sits in the living area, with a rocking chair next to it, presumably for company or a caretaker to sit. No Showers by Anom, on Flickr Living and Dying Room by Anom, on Flickr Normally the write-up would end there, but the story needs a little more adrenaline than that. As we were finishing our shooting and getting ready to leave, we notice a car parked outside. We continue gathering up our gear and hope the car leaves. Instead I see a man in uniform approach the house and draw his weapon. Uniform enters gun drawn, aiming it at one of my partner's chest. "Hands Up! Nobody move or I'll shoot!" I've never been so still. Uniform appears jumpy and I'm not about to provoke him. After a few moments of a stand off we are escorted outside, and joined by Officer Green Shirt, and the questioning begins. No, there are no drugs on us. Yes, we know we should not be here. Yes, you can search our gear. No, we are just taking pictures. Yes, we know that is a weird hobby. About this time Uniform (turns out to be a Game Warden) informs us that he thought one of our tripods was a shotgun and he was about to open fire. Classic Texas. As they run our licenses (clean), Officer Belt Buckle arrives. Guy looks exactly like Hank from Breaking Bad, and talks like him too: "Listen, there are people in this world. People that will hurt you. You don't know who could be in that house. Could be whites, could be blacks. Mexicans. Could even be Muslims. I don't know. Point is you need to be careful." At this point we realize they are not going to arrest us. Instead Belt Buckle gives us some tips on who to contact in another city to get permission to explore some abandonments there. Thanks Hank! No shots fired. No arrests. No tickets. No warnings. One hell of a story. Time by Anom, on Flickr
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| IndoAnomaly
Location: Austin, TX Gender: Male Total Likes: 636 likes
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| | | | Re: Hands Up, Nobody Move! < Reply # 12 on 7/31/2015 2:51 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Keaven I take the officer's "could be statement to mean "you can't tell people's intentions by looking at them". Had the officer said "they might be young; they might be old", no one would be offended. Often we are just too sensitive about race. While it is understandable why we are, but I don't think we should read things into that probably are not what the speaker intended.
| I don't think it has anything to do with sensitivity. I think he seriously feels Islam is a threat, but wasn't about to state it outright. There was no reason to bring up race (or age for that matter). If he truly wanted to warn me about dangers, he would have mentioned rapists, murderers, drug dealers, and meth heads. He didn't. He brought up race without anyone else mentioning it. I'm not terribly offended and I thought it was more funny than anything. But I do wonder what would have happened if we were black or Mexican, or heaven forbid recognizably Muslim.
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