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| Protesters about to be released |
It will be disastrous, actually.
But after that hearing - during which they were quickly sentenced to 15 days in jail - I wrote a second piece a few days later about their anticipated release.
Then the night of their actual release from jail I took photos to accompany yet a third piece published later that day about their release and their plans to keep fighting for environmental justice.
This story was a freelancer trifecta.
At the release of the prisoners, I managed to get scolded by a burly sheriff's deputy for standing up on a railing outside the jail while shooting still photos. He told me, "Get down before you fall down."
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| Yes, it was cold shooting photos that night |
It sounded soooo familiar. Then I remembered, that's exactly what I told all four of my children whenever they climbed on something.
I got down, by the way. Even with media credentials, you never argue with police, especially a cop that outweighs you by 100 pounds and carries a large caliber pistol and a nightstick.
Next up on the freelance writing/freelance photography deck is a photo shoot Saturday at the Tiki Bar Polar Plunge in Seneca Lake. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like: jumping into 42-degree water. There will be large volumes of alcohol involved, too, so the swimmers will be able to warm back up.
Or warm up before they plunge.
OH! And The Fracking War draft? It's all neatly printed out in a box staring at me right now, making noises that say, Read Me! Edit Me! Publish Me!
Maybe after the Plunge Saturday.
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| Last year's Tiki Bar Polar Plunge - hope the weather is as nice Saturday |
