The decisive moment vs. Richmond's legal system

Mood: blue
Henri Cartier-Bresson may have been the master of the decisive moment on the streets of Paris, but he might have been flummoxed on the streets of Richmond. The problem with photographing people in public here is that so many of them are entangled in the legal system and they don't want their picture taken. Many have outstanding warrants:
[Main Entry: ca·pi·as ad re·spon·den·dum
Pronunciation: 'kA-pE-&s-ad-"rE-spän-'den-d&m, 'kä-pE-"äs-äd-"rA-spon-'den-dum
Variant: or capias
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin, you may seize (the person) to (make him/her) answer the charge
: a writ or process commanding an officer to place a person under civil arrest in order to answer a charge]
because they were too stupid or lazy to appear in court on the original charge (which also more than likely involved acts of stupidity or laziness such trespassing, domestic violence, or public drunkeness.) The result is a clogged-up, scerlotic court system, which demands reform, if only so photographers can take candid photos once again.