tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post5189894715318086348..comments2024-01-30T00:10:13.274-05:00Comments on New York Portraits: My First Run-In with the NYPDKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-88036677341526639972008-03-23T08:27:00.000-04:002008-03-23T08:27:00.000-04:00Ming, how funny!!With all the stories about police...Ming, how funny!!<BR/>With all the stories about policemen and donuts, I'm surprised he held back. There's nothing like homemade cookies!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-39190743293640460962008-03-19T17:23:00.000-04:002008-03-19T17:23:00.000-04:00The one time I was stopped by the Boys in Blue at ...The one time I was stopped by the Boys in Blue at the subway station was the day I had a canvas bag of brownies, cupcakes and cookies for a bake sale I was organizing at work. I also had a serrated knife in there. I'm Chinese so I wasn't really racially PROFILED! <BR/><BR/>The cop who inspected my bag chuckled when he saw what I had.<BR/><BR/>He said, "Bake sale?" <BR/><BR/>I said, "Yeap! Wanna cookie?" <BR/><BR/>He said, "Nah! Thanks anyway!"<BR/><BR/>I said, "No, THANK YOU!"<BR/><BR/>For all he knew, I could have been a serrated knife wielding on a stabbing mission.Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-48482464968005789922008-03-14T15:34:00.000-04:002008-03-14T15:34:00.000-04:00holy cow, Mama.It's a good thing that woman left, ...holy cow, Mama.<BR/>It's a good thing that woman left, then. Yikes!<BR/>I've approached the voodoo doll stage a couple times but never actually made one.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-22586014645598027222008-03-14T08:46:00.000-04:002008-03-14T08:46:00.000-04:00Great story. Glad you gathered all your stuff fro...Great story. Glad you gathered all your stuff from the old office. I used to work in HR and when one girl was terminated she forgot to take her voodoo doll (and all the pins stuck in its eyes). Creeped me out for days!!Mama Mayborne...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00781089666824379784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-34765152467866294692008-03-14T08:16:00.000-04:002008-03-14T08:16:00.000-04:00Hello Fredrik and thank you!Hello Fredrik and thank you!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-65126892506975944582008-03-14T06:33:00.000-04:002008-03-14T06:33:00.000-04:00Lovely picture and a cute story!Lovely picture and a cute story!Fredrikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116211754147379438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-71956795872338804272008-03-14T01:13:00.000-04:002008-03-14T01:13:00.000-04:00Thank you, dear Fish!May you encounter an overly f...Thank you, dear Fish!<BR/><BR/>May you encounter an overly friendly cop if you're stopped in the future!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-49954152166859472282008-03-13T23:58:00.000-04:002008-03-13T23:58:00.000-04:00I carry a backpack most days as I run to the gym f...I carry a backpack most days as I run to the gym from work, so I'm always anticipating this happening to me, but so far I've been lucky.<BR/><BR/>I love this photo. I like the way you've caught the flags fluttering.fishwithoutbicyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071691302805126529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-75386473502259395642008-03-13T23:50:00.000-04:002008-03-13T23:50:00.000-04:00I was shocked, Spandrel! It was comical how overly...I was shocked, Spandrel! It was comical how overly polite the guy was.<BR/><BR/>Tammy, I have seen people cuffed and worse! but this one was gentle with me, lol.<BR/><BR/>Murphy Jay, they stop people who look 'suspicious' and they conduct 'random' searches. As Kizz says, most people feel the NYPD has been profiling certain ethnic types.<BR/><BR/>Kizz, Spitzer may fall, but at least we know we can have faith in the police. (I'm 1/2 joking)<BR/><BR/>Ha Ha, the cops lurk in very specific stations. Union Square, 72nd and Broadway, Grand Central. I guess the ones with more foot traffic? But I've seen them in Greenpoint, too!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-77862947743971307022008-03-13T22:36:00.000-04:002008-03-13T22:36:00.000-04:00I haven't had that happen to me yet, but everybody...I haven't had that happen to me yet, but everybody I know who's been stopped and searched says that it's usually over and done with pretty quickly. Glad you didn't have a tough time of things. I see those guys every once in a while in the Astor Place subway station.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and BTW, feel free to link away. =+)Ha Ha Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545196323391055102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-13798474682442260822008-03-13T22:33:00.000-04:002008-03-13T22:33:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Feinsodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898054374987153907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-17309577319798276872008-03-13T22:28:00.000-04:002008-03-13T22:28:00.000-04:00Kitty, why did they search you? Is it common that ...Kitty, why did they search you? Is it common that they will stop anybody and search their bags?<BR/><BR/>Nice photos. Love the B&W ones.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254872153587385919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-51147610610073020302008-03-13T22:07:00.000-04:002008-03-13T22:07:00.000-04:00No, I knew that they were actually stopping people...No, I knew that they were actually stopping people and looking in bags I just assumed they were profiling and in a very narrow way, too. I've only ever seen them search similar sorts of people, people who I don't think are like you at all. It's nice to know I'm wrong.Kizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957878512519527975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-52694910676006160662008-03-13T21:45:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:45:00.000-04:00I was waiting for you to say they cuffed and frisk...I was waiting for you to say they cuffed and frisked you. It's good to know that they are so nice. :o)Mom Knows Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411100964204886892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-14062560907775892442008-03-13T19:00:00.000-04:002008-03-13T19:00:00.000-04:00Hey, at least the police kept things light and upb...Hey, at least the police kept things light and upbeat - and how nice to send you off with such positive wishes!Spandrel Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782425263902619415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-76101678760935493922008-03-13T18:58:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:58:00.000-04:00How funny, Kizz?These guys are actually aware of t...How funny, Kizz?<BR/>These guys are actually aware of their surroundings and they do stop people, even though they look like they're standing around chit chatting.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-54906625042799381092008-03-13T14:25:00.000-04:002008-03-13T14:25:00.000-04:00Wow. I would have bet my bottom dollar that I coul...Wow. I would have bet my bottom dollar that I could walk into the subway carrying a black gym bag with pipe bomb parts sticking out of it and the NYPD wouldn't search me. You have defied the expectation, how cool!Kizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957878512519527975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-56768462233996293792008-03-13T08:35:00.000-04:002008-03-13T08:35:00.000-04:00Welcome Nikon!I can't imagine Red Hook 20 years ag...Welcome Nikon!<BR/>I can't imagine Red Hook 20 years ago, never mind Manhattan. It must've been a war zone.<BR/>There are some tiny houses there are very bumpy cobblestone streets that are so quirky. When the weather gets better, I'll have to show you those.<BR/><BR/>Welcome Kim!<BR/>It's nice to know the boys in blue are doin' their jobs.<BR/><BR/>Love your photos and your blog!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-51931876505521238602008-03-13T03:49:00.000-04:002008-03-13T03:49:00.000-04:00That's a lovely corner shot, very effective in B&W...That's a lovely corner shot, very effective in B&W. Random searches at the subway, this is our America. Wonderful story!<BR/>-Kim<BR/>Seattle Daily PhotoKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687351187791689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222523593258151872.post-58381395885386255462008-03-13T01:38:00.000-04:002008-03-13T01:38:00.000-04:00I love B&W - & this is a great shot. I was in Red ...I love B&W - & this is a great shot. I was in Red Hook about 20 years ago when it was a run down, on the fringe ( & on the river), gritty place. I loved it!!<BR/>Now it's turning into another yuppieville.<BR/>(I love your avatar!)Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.com