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07-MAR-2011 Cindi Smith

31 FACES - FACES AT THE RALLY

Fort Worth, TX

Had to meet the Channel 8 news team to be interviewed this morning. They were running late and were filming this rally so I went with the camera man to get some pics. The rally was about a young man who was killed by police after he rolled his window up on the officer's arm and started driving with the officer being dragged alongside. The officer shot him and the family was upset with this as the young man's 3 kids were in the car at the time. They were claiming police brutality.

Of course, everyone thought I was with the newspaper since I was with the news team. The reason I was there was that I found a lot of recent court documents strewn all over the area by the old rock house which sits behind this building in the picture. I was on a photoshoot and noticed the papers everywhere. On closer inspection I saw they were criminal records with all kinds of personal info on them.

I called the courthouse first and they didn't seem too alarmed and so I called the news. Channel 8 returned my call this morning and interviewed me. All of the documents came from one attorney. There were numerous individual records. Too many to count with names, addresses, birthdates, drivers license numbers and pictures as well as the criminal arrests. Not something that should be just tossed out just to be found by people whose business it is not. Kinda scary.

My interview was not on TV tonight but probably will be in the next couple of days. The news is investigating this and will get back with me.

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carol j. phipps27-Mar-2011 03:41
What a great b/w candid.
Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography11-Mar-2011 18:39
good job and great shot
Mieke WA Minkjan11-Mar-2011 09:19
great work Cindi, to alarm about the fact that privacy was up for grab!
hope they broadcast the item, because it is scandalous

Jola Dziubinska09-Mar-2011 15:52
Looks perfect in b&w. V.
j>a>e>17 :):):)09-Mar-2011 00:18
WOW! what a world gone awry! & guess it's OK to drag a police officer & not expect him to take action? what a world....
LynnH08-Mar-2011 19:53
Excellent photo... their expressions, the composition... really well done. V
(good thing you are an honest person. Someone could have used those papers for evil)
Janice Dunn08-Mar-2011 19:37
WOW - interesting story Cindi
And the photo - you have captured the sadness and anger of the family.
Rick Bricker08-Mar-2011 15:14
Cindi the news hound!Great shot and good work on your part.Would love to see your interview on this!
Walter Otto Koenig08-Mar-2011 14:47
Great work on all counts Cindi. Well done!
Carol Rollins08-Mar-2011 13:27
Good work on all counts, Cindi. I am proud to call you a sister. ~
Stephanie08-Mar-2011 11:09
Excellent capture for the Challenge Cindi!!!
And you should be congratulated and rewarded for what you did!!!! Hope you gave Channel 8 news your resume!!! :)
Karen Stuebing08-Mar-2011 10:34
Super photo. You captured the anger and their sorrow in their faces. V. The story about the attorney's papers is pretty unbelievable.
Guest 08-Mar-2011 09:49
excellent capture of all the expressions.
Maaike Huizer08-Mar-2011 08:55
What a shot. They don't seem to enjoy all.
Robin Reid08-Mar-2011 05:33
That is quite a story (both of them). You caught the emotion well.
Ed Preston08-Mar-2011 04:52
Did you give the news crew a resume? Nice photo of a sad situation!
J. Scott Coile08-Mar-2011 04:12
Good job and great SHOT!
Ted Aanensen08-Mar-2011 03:38
superb image, filled with emotion, a great captured moment BV
Ray Rebortira08-Mar-2011 03:23
This is great photojournalistic work. Bravo!!!
Wolfgang Bluhm08-Mar-2011 03:12
So, does this count as one or more than one face for your 31 faces? :-)
Wolfgang Bluhm08-Mar-2011 03:11
Perhaps whoever you reached at the courthouse didn't want any extra work. Good job getting the news involved. Oh, yeah, nice shot, too!
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