This audit brings us to this Lutheran Church where we were documenting from the public sidewalk within an hour of Sunday worship beginning. We encountered some curious individuals from this congregation questioning why we were recording the church & those going in . One individual went as far as calling me a smart a$$ for not giving him the answers he wanted, I figure I'd rather be considered a smart a$$ vs. a dumb a$$ any day 🤣
Eventually 2 officers showed up from Westminster police department. The first officer to make contact started with what seemed a weak attempt to take control of the situation by saying no ones in trouble right now . I asked the officer what it appeared we were doing based on his observation & he replied correctly , taking pictures & video . His partner who held back seemed to take control over him , reassuring we were not breaking any laws & that we have the right to be documenting. They eventually drove off scene without incident. Summarizing this audit, whoever called police definitely gets the fail & I gave a pass to police for handling the situation. Chime in below in the comments on your thoughts, would love to hear them .
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