tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post5822357784394567792..comments2024-03-29T11:44:10.046+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: The Brussels AssailantSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3650591849830930742016-02-22T19:33:02.774+00:002016-02-22T19:33:02.774+00:00How awful for you, Steve! I think we now live in a...How awful for you, Steve! I think we now live in a thoroughly paranoid world, and for those frequently profiled, even when hiding nothing, anything can seem like jeopardy. that's my read of the situation, but good lord, he handled it so poorly. I'm so sorry you had to endure that.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-24509955955336586062016-02-20T05:43:59.149+00:002016-02-20T05:43:59.149+00:00C'est la vie, as they say.
Not what you are e...C'est la vie, as they say.<br /><br />Not what you are expecting or wanting but what you sometimes get, under some circumstances.<br /><br />Ms Soupalphabet souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744905399607433764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-8679474889581195002016-02-19T20:24:53.599+00:002016-02-19T20:24:53.599+00:00Wow...I'm sorry you found yourself in such a s...Wow...I'm sorry you found yourself in such a scary situation...You were right to let it go...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-31125067357332353612016-02-19T18:43:12.641+00:002016-02-19T18:43:12.641+00:00That's very scary and i'm sure it left you...That's very scary and i'm sure it left you shook up. The guy is very lucky that you didn't take a round out of him. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70225384947745001922016-02-19T18:29:46.291+00:002016-02-19T18:29:46.291+00:00Ugh - I would have been SO UPSET. And probably cri...Ugh - I would have been SO UPSET. And probably cried. VERY annoying.<br /><br />LOL at your brother. Are you sure you're related? :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43072314483681090372016-02-19T17:10:43.954+00:002016-02-19T17:10:43.954+00:00Very frightening - I think you did the safest thin...Very frightening - I think you did the safest thing and then got the heck out of there. Like a couple other commenters, it would have left me wracked with nerves and unable to enjoy the rest of the day. So kudos for moving on, wringing the best out of the trip, and getting OTHER lovely shots! I'm glad you got out of that situation safely.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11715973925030423202016-02-19T16:39:35.859+00:002016-02-19T16:39:35.859+00:00Scary! My stomach tied in knots reading this! Stel...Scary! My stomach tied in knots reading this! Stella and I have been yelled at while taking photos of the outside of a shop in Venice, we just smile and act like we do not understand. but never been man handled ,which would result in police action to be sure. Crazy! Paranoia!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-51029502639247033352016-02-19T16:17:09.841+00:002016-02-19T16:17:09.841+00:00I wonder how he would have handled a woman photog?...I wonder how he would have handled a woman photog? And, as usual, where's cop when you need one? You were smart in handling this the way you did...bravo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60298709762364058032016-02-19T15:57:00.796+00:002016-02-19T15:57:00.796+00:00Oh my goodness, I would have been terrified I thin...Oh my goodness, I would have been terrified I think and I'm afraid it would have put a damper on my whole day. Good for you for pressing on. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63545013266732515742016-02-19T15:00:16.906+00:002016-02-19T15:00:16.906+00:00wow. he got physical. you would think if he was ...wow. he got physical. you would think if he was hiding something or doing something illegal he wouldn't draw attention to himself that way. maybe he just had a fight with someone and you were convenient to vent his wrath. I don't know if I would have accommodated him like that. I might have been inclined to push back and start yelling at him to take his hands off me. definitely, I would have just walked away without deleting the pictures.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-51236761844050339032016-02-19T14:05:51.821+00:002016-02-19T14:05:51.821+00:00I would have been shaking all day long. I think yo...I would have been shaking all day long. I think you did the right thing though...simply to get out of the situation and move on with your day. <br />No need or even any way to know what was going on in that man's mind. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13310949045047231482016-02-19T13:40:36.970+00:002016-02-19T13:40:36.970+00:00I'm sure there were extenuating circumstances ...I'm sure there were extenuating circumstances that led up to his reaction. That said I still would have shot him.utahDOG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04574614138539392895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56053876277389998712016-02-19T11:46:19.889+00:002016-02-19T11:46:19.889+00:00That's a scary thing to happen! I don't un...That's a scary thing to happen! I don't understand people who go straight in with violence. He must be a very paranoid man. I'm glad you got out without being hurt physically.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77503657624770640672016-02-19T08:02:42.436+00:002016-02-19T08:02:42.436+00:00I have had a similar experience recently Steve. So...I have had a similar experience recently Steve. Some dumb people think they have a God-given right to deny photographers the liberty to press our camera buttons. Like you, I walked away. I looked into the fellow's eyes and saw the pinched, meanness of his life, his frustrated dreams, his rural isolation and though he may not have realised it I was feeling sorry for him - that was my main reaction. I could have easily responded - perhaps got into a fight or something but I was keenly aware that I didn't want to wind up the situation. Instead I wanted to defuse it.<br /><br />I am sorry that your meeting with that angry, bullying prick cast a bit of a shadow over your nice little trip to Brussels. Well done for walking away!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-23275381151217771262016-02-19T07:58:56.173+00:002016-02-19T07:58:56.173+00:00Yikes. That is really scary. I so admire you for k...Yikes. That is really scary. I so admire you for keeping your cool. Stay safe, Steve! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com