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Aren't we supposed to have the right to protest peacefully in the streets? Isn't it written in the constitution?
San Francisco, 2005
Addition:
Thanks for all the comments. FYI this protester was peaceful, the only "crime" he committed was to exercice his rights to protest. He refused to get off the street and this is what happened.
The guys head is tilted back so far that it is almost invisible. You can see his left ear under the cop's glove.
Anti-war protest in San Francisco, 2005
32 Responses
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On 29 September 2007 Calvin Sun gave props:
powerful capture.
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On 1 October 2007 Sean Hall gave props:
wow, amazing.
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On 6 November 2007 kimberly perette said:
Beautiful! And yes,Virgina, it is written in the constitution, but we have something called "the Patriot Act." Yes, you may say, but we have habeas corpus. Wait, that was taken away a few years ago in case of emergencies. Hurray for democracy or is it plutocracy...we seem to get the first four letters mixed up...
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On 28 November 2007 Mike McReynolds gave props:
Well done photographic commentary. Fave.
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On 3 December 2007 Carmen Branson gave props:
This image is full of raw power and emotion. Awesome.
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On 16 January 2008 Daniel Anzola said:
I enjoy your dark style a lot. It reminds me of Frank Miller's comics.
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On 31 January 2008 Don Harney gave props:
Great picture.
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On 8 February 2008 Wiktor Figiel said:
raw democracy. true true...
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On 11 February 2008 William Foley (Kreddible Trout) said:
stunning but sadly not surprising.
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On 20 February 2008 cody blakeman gave props:
i like thew contrast of the's photos ..how did you do this .. well all and all i think it's amzing lol ^_^
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On 10 April 2008 Dingo said:
great capture! we used to have rights...the patriot act took so much from us. 8 months and counting till he's gone.
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On 4 June 2008 Becky Elenor said:
there are no words. brilliant.
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On 5 June 2008 Jerry Slough gave props:
my thoughts exactly
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On 6 June 2008 nicolas celaya said:
ACTION
Great composition!
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On 8 June 2008 Robert Larson said:
Assuming he didn't do anything to warrant what he got in the picture, yes. But the image doesn't show the events leading up to the image. If he so much as spat in their face, I'm all for them taking him down like that.
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On 10 June 2008 Rashun Drayton said:
I agree with Larson. To assume the Police are arresting him simply for being "peaceful" is hard to do since we do not know the circumstances leading to the arrest. He doesn't look too "peaceful" to me though. Nice capture nevertheless.
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On 12 June 2008 Alex Glaubitz said:
Excellent photo. It describes democracy well, with the right to protest comes the responsibility to keep it peaceful. In our system the police are there to protect us. They don't wear SWAT helmets to peaceful rallies.
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On 16 June 2008 Olivier Vin gave props:
Powerful catch ! I love the "Action" in background :p
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On 17 June 2008 Sagi Shapira gave props:
great capture!!
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On 19 June 2008 Sebastian gave props:
very strong interpretation of the theme and a excellent capture.
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On 20 June 2008 Brian Ragsdale said:
I agree with Larson and Drayton.
Photography can be powerful. It can be used to point out injustice in this world or mislead people into believing the photographers point of view. With out knowing what led up to this moment in time that was so well captured; we can't say that this man was being done an injustice. In my opinion people in general are so blindly led. We need to wake up and look at the bigger picture! -
On 21 June 2008 Jacob Olsen said:
I agree with all those who posted before me, saying that one must know the story of the events before this beautiful capture. If the protester was peaceful than you are completely right... i suppose it all depends on what you think "peaceful" is. Nonetheless, Amazing just like your other photos. I love the way you use your photography to express your views so well. Great!!
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On 24 June 2008 Katie Bushueff said:
Love the photo! Perfect for the topic! And I agree with everything that's already been written...
I think it's the way i'm looking at the picture but the only thing that's confusing me about this picture is i can't figure out where the guys head is??? Does anyone else see that? haha, when i first looked at it, it caught me off guard...I mean that in no negative way to the photograph. I'm totally serious though...I can't see the protesters head! haha... Great photo nonetheless! -
On 28 June 2008 Dan Benjamin gave props:
Outstanding!
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On 30 June 2008 Stephan Sachs gave props:
awesome! yeah!
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On 6 July 2008 Marie-Katharine Maksim gave props:
Very strong picture. Excellent!
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On 9 July 2008 Christopher Long gave props:
Very stong & powerful image!
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On 11 July 2008 Ricardo Ramos said:
awesome photo. and damn i dont even see the victim's head.
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On 21 July 2008 Aaron Schultz gave props:
Powerful capture!
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On 26 July 2008 Fenton Ayres gave props:
Absolutely stunning and powerful capture!
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On 2 August 2008 Liz Ramirez gave props:
Wow. Intense shot. got my vote!
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On 5 August 2008 Leonardo Regnier said:
Very nice picture!!!! VOTED!!!!
Leo
ps.: Could you please consider to view (and vote) my pictures? http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/486972 http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/792500
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