Originally Posted by
bici_mania
I explained what I was doing, showed him pictures of my own bikes, but he was convinced I was a bike thief. The police came, they ran my license, I explained everything to them twice, let him see me delete the pictures of his bike and was then let go. The police suggested I not do that any more. It was quite humiliating.
I would not have waited for the cops--you did nothing wrong. The guy was just an a-hole. I take pictures of bikes on the street occasionally and no one has ever challenged me. If they did, I would be friendly, but if they got belligerent I would just split.