The bozos on the building ASSUMED that the photogapher was as naive...and passive as they are...and would therefore...OBEY thier meaningless “commands”....
Bluffs like this are not that uncommon.
Yesterday, I took a picture of a homeless encampment in Seattle. They had hung a sign naming their enclave “Nicklesville” in honor of the (former?) Democrat Mayor. I thought that was a funny picture.
The homeless people inside started yelling at me that I didn’t have the right to take a picture.
That’s not true. I was on a public sidewalk. But who really wants to argue with people who stink that bad?
So, after I took the couple of shots I wanted, I left. No need to engage the poor souls.
Next, in Tacoma, there’s a black guy who lives on a bridge that I ride past. He had hung a sign:
“Dead Broke” Just like the Clintons. Accepting “Donations” of $200,000.00 or more.
Got that picture. Funny stuff.