VIDEO: Woman blew microchip, blocked BK drive-thru…

HYANNIS – As you will hear and see in the following video, police responded to a volatile disturbance at the Burger King on North Street this afternoon. A woman was blocking drive-thru traffic and scaring young children and adults in the area…

HN NOTE: Part of my job as a photojournalist is to document wildlife in its natural setting. If it’s out in public, visible to the public, or otherwise in a place where there is no expectation of privacy, it’s basically fair game.

About 95% of what I shoot is never published. Either because it’s too graphic, redundant, underwhelming, etc… I sometimes decide not to publish (or highly edit the content) based on the unique circumstances of a particular situation. Forget the image, I have a heart and try not to take what I do personally.

This woman was definitely wrong to block the drive-thru patrons in like she did. There were bystanders, including young children looking out the restaurant windows, who were alarmed by her behavior… There is and was no excuse for her behavior.

But because of insights from sources, and a brief discussion with the male in her vehicle, HN made the decision to highly edit the following footage to protect their identity.

HN, however, also received phone calls and online communications about today’s scene. People were alarmed, concerned, and wanted to know what had happened…

The following footage highlights that scene as accurately as possible, yet it’s highly edited in a way to protect the identity of the mother, father, and their children.

(Their voices have also been purposefully distorted)

But I want to be clear, I would be completely within my rights to show this footage unedited.

I hope things improve for this young family. And I hope I did not make the wrong decision to protect their identities this one time…

Also note, the man in handcuffs was not under arrest, just briefly detained until things calmed down. Police also exercised an abundance of tolerance and discretion in this situation.

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6/19/2016

Robert Bastille,

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P.S. – Today’s HyTown Vignette is brought to you by Peter Gabriel (with Kate Bush) … [Press play]

Don’t give up

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