The parade official's hand is still in motion after he withdrew it from in front of my camera. He tried to block this shot, as he did many times, and I told him to back off, or just moved over faster than he could respond. The laws of physics on beer bellies is strictly enforced. (see laws of bodies in motion)
I
always find in these situations that violent people in our society do not like
having photographic evidence of their crimes. I've had cameras destroyed and
taken from me, the film kept, for "evidence" and never returned, or
film pulled from the camera on the spot to expose and ruin it. Like all with
a criminal mentality, the dark is the preferred environment for their activity.
Secrecy and subterfuge are the tactics of deception employed by those with something
to hide, that know their actions are not warranted or supported by our society.
Mr. Green Jeans, here, felt he had something to hide. He didn't want the police
actions to be captured on film. He automatically reacted by trying to keep me
from documenting what he had done.