surrounded

Ive had quite an interesting evening.

So, I took the shot and went about my shopping. Around the soup aisle, this middle age woman, an employee of the grocery store I was shopping at, came up to me and asked me not to take any more pictures and to delete the ones I had taken.

I told her I was fine with not taking any more pictures, but the ones I had taken were my intellectual property and I would not be deleting them.

She got huffy and told me that the grocery store had a "no photography, except for written permission" policy and that if I wouldnt delete the photos, then she would call the police.

I told her to call the police and that the police would just tell her the same thing I told her: that the photos I took were my intellectual property and were covered under the First Amendment (freedom of speech), and that they, the police, would be mad at her for wasting their time on this trivial crap.

She said what I was doing was illegal.

I informed her that violating the policy of a grocery store and breaking the law were completely different things.

She told me again to delete the pictures, and grabbed for my camera bag.

I took a step back from her, to get my bag out of her reach, and said no.

She stormed away; I didnt see her again.

Throughout the entire encounter I didnt raise my voice or act disrespectfully; she was not so kind.

On my way out I took a picture of the shopping carts, with my cell phone, because I wanted to.

(project 365-057)