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I'm a long time street photographer and hall cosplaying photographer in the DC/MD/VA area, and a black-american. But here is my story anyway. I've also been through a street confrontation during Otakon Day one involving cosplayer who is a SJW.
>In DC
>Public Square of Outdoor Shopping Center
>Took a picture of people listening and moving to Go Go Music
>Black man walk towards me
>Black man:"Why are you taking Pictures of us?"
>Me:"It was a interesting scene, I do photography as a hobby"
>Black Man:"It's against the law to take pictures of someone without their permission"
>Me: "Can you cite which law?"
>ME:"It's against the law to take pictures of someone without their permission!"
>"Again can you cite the law you are talking about? Because this is a public place"
>Black man refuses to cite the name of the law he was talking about. Eventually he was agitated about not getting what he wanted and threatened to call the cops and break my Sony CyberShot DSC-HX300
>He was following me while leaving and I told to back off before I call the cops myself I threatened to call the cops myself.
>Ironically, the place was under surveillance by two police officers sitting in their cars, and two cop cars showed up, when I got a chance to leave
>I came back a minute later, while he was complaining to the cops about me and they actually told him about the brief basics of the 1st amendment and the public photography. I told the officer of the side of the story citing that this is a public place and he has no expectation of privacy. Turned out what I said specifically about the law, confirmed what happened and repeated the basics of the constitution.
>MPD Officer "It's a free country" "If you want you could take photos off him yourself"
>Black Man left.
>Thanked police officer, and went on my way.
This the first photo that I had the confrontation about.
