Weekly Competition #16
15 January 2019WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
modest_boysenberry and devoted_signature
Well done to our first winners for this Issue!
A caption needs to inform us about what is happening in a concise way. It might also draw our attention to a specific detail.
Devoted_signature was clear about what was happening in the picture and drew our attention to the recording detail. Modest_boysenberry used a simile to describe the scene which brought it to life, but this didn't get in the way of the accuracy of their description.
There were lots of entries which used plenty of imagination, but this meant that the caption might have been misleading or untruthful about what was happening. Throughout this Issue, we want to see accurate information given.
WEEKLY COMPETITION #16
It's the start of the new Issue! As a warm up to this topic, can you have a go at writing a caption for this photograph?
Look closely and be sure to show your curiosity.
A primary and secondary school winner will be announced next Friday. Good luck!
Photo credit: John Gomez / Shutterstock.com
Comments (112)
04 Jan 2019
Police gather as fellow workmate was knocked to floor.
I like of your idea of a fellow workmate has fell to the floor when it could be a member of the public
04 Jan 2019
7 brave policemen stood as still as if time stoped and stared down at the rock hard concrete floor. on the ground was a human lying with blood gushing from their body with sevral ingereies. after this horrible accident had happend they were rushed to the hospitel with a emergany surgary had to happen. after they were sent to prison because of the damage that had happend to another human being. whilst that terrible plight had happend the policemens hearts pounded against themselfs. after that day he had 9 years in prison for his actions.
This shows great storytelling, but doesn't work as a caption. A caption should provide the reader with the crucial basic information about the picture in one sentence. We'd love you to have another go!
04 Jan 2019
DEAD!
16:00 it was; sirens wailing people breathless , crying could be heard in the crowded city of Manchester, It was as if submerged in the pits of hell. NO-ONE WAS SAFE! Gunshots being fired from a far. Imagine a person , being filmed lying on the floor with a wounded body imagine a person, having no family to call for help imagine a person, having AES hovering above their head like a convocation of eagles ready to pounce for its prey! Their is such a person and that is: Philip Pete
This shows great storytelling, but doesn't work as a caption. A caption should provide the reader with the crucial basic information about the picture in one sentence. We'd love you to have another go!
Ok thanks for the tips I’ll try again
04 Jan 2019
I believe that ths police are actually not helping their work mate but arresting someone, because police are using walkie talkie s to communicate to others , also if you onserve the corner in the right hand side all police shoes are black but the person who seems to be on the floor is wearing brownish boots .
04 Jan 2019
Observe sorry .
04 Jan 2019
police come to a place and the encounter a man who has been injured and is now a matter of life and death. Will he survive or not......
04 Jan 2019
Police in action !
04 Jan 2019
Vast Violence Strikes the Streets Once More.
05 Jan 2019
the police men gathered round to hold down a murderer .
05 Jan 2019
Police force gather around victim of violent crime and one individual documents the tragedy.
05 Jan 2019
From looking at the photo i can see that there is a member of public causing trouble and the police have tried to detain them and I took more than one officer to do it
05 Jan 2019
police shattered.What has really happened?
I love that question as like it is a cliffhanger well done
05 Jan 2019
Several police gather around a violent criminal and they struggle to retain the young felon, who is likely to be 21 - 25 if you retrace other crimes of major physical ferocity, whilst another member of the force records to report to journalists and detectives.
06 Jan 2019
Police in awe after a puzzling new creature has been found digging tunnels underneath roads!
06 Jan 2019
The number of police filling up public space with their unpredictable reactions to ensure the safety of the unconscious man.
06 Jan 2019
Emergency training: Man in background can do nothing but stand and stare at the tragedy as he ponders on what could have happened if he could do something.
06 Jan 2019
Should crimminals have the right of privacy, away from the cameras?
06 Jan 2019
Police gather as an unidentified animal is hit by a car.
07 Jan 2019
Police Brutality Strikes Again!
07 Jan 2019
Police arresting a violent person and filming to use as evidence in court.
07 Jan 2019
Policeman Or Photographer, Is This Right Or Should He Help?
07 Jan 2019
Poisoned victim lays dead on the concrete ground, neither conscious nor living. Police try to figure out the solution of this surprising death. They best conclusion is that local baker-Jhonn Will- sold the poor man under cooked bread after being insulted for appalling biscuits. Evidence is a piece of bread with a slice missing in victims house with fingerprints of Baker. However they are calling their fellow police men to help with the situation. They will be wondering what caused this death for a few days.
07 Jan 2019
Police surround criminal and catch it on video.
07 Jan 2019
As the photo shows that , 5 trustworthy police men surrounded a person ,who was lying unconscious, on the sidewalk of a very overcrowded street.
Love it <3 :D
07 Jan 2019
I believe that one of the polices are making a document for report channels such as Channel 4 and the six other polices are surrounding the creater of the crime. I think that this crime was a robbery from jewrelly shops and shops which sell really expensive jews. The reason why they are more then 4 polices are because the person the ground is a viscous persons so more the polices they can arrest the man or woman and take back the jews safely.
Thanks for reading.
07 Jan 2019
Another day, another arrest. London police constables swarm criminal like bees to a honeycomb.
08 Jan 2019
Seven fearless officers surround an injured victim of a catastrophic explosion in the centre of London.
08 Jan 2019
Police arrest criminal after a violent break in.
08 Jan 2019
Latest Suspect Arrested Over Violent Crime
08 Jan 2019
Police captured wanted criminal who was on the run
08 Jan 2019
Police arrest on camera
08 Jan 2019
Wanted criminal arrested by the police in the middle of Manchester.
08 Jan 2019
There is 7 policemen, they are gathered round a person on the floor - who is not another police man.
08 Jan 2019
Police fight back after a homeless man with suspected mental illnesses fights back an arrest to be taken to a psych ward.
08 Jan 2019
police investigate dead body found on pathment
08 Jan 2019
The police investigate a non-moving body on London's pavement
08 Jan 2019
a dead body, that is being investigated by the police, was found on the pathement
08 Jan 2019
police officers huddle around a dead pedestrian found on the streets of londin
08 Jan 2019
Several police officers huddle around a stabbed corpse in the streets of london.
08 Jan 2019
Even the most hardest of police office can't win all the fights.
08 Jan 2019
Police obscure horrifying view of a vicious and brutal knife crime in Merseyside
08 Jan 2019
The police are seen detaining a drug dealer found roaming the streets of London slums
08 Jan 2019
a drug dealer was detained by the police on the streets of london
08 Jan 2019
Seven police officers have finally taken down this horrible criminal,BUT what was the criminal wanted for? Knife crime? Murder? Theft? fraud? Nobody knows. What really matters is that this criminal has been taken down but there's plenty more to be found...
08 Jan 2019
there are so many police men for one person
08 Jan 2019
some kids stuck in a man hole because they thought it would be fun to jump on the cover
08 Jan 2019
Police take to the streets once again
08 Jan 2019
man found dead in the middle of Manchester, police still investigating.
08 Jan 2019
A criminal is being arrested by several police officers. The crime is yet to be publicized.
08 Jan 2019
Man arrested for stabbing in London on the 1st of April.
I wrote this caption because I think a caption needs a little bit of factual information so I went on the hunt for some. This photo is credited to ' John Gomez', so I searched 'John Gomez / Shutterstock.com' into google. It came up with a very similar photograph just slightly more zoomed out/ from a different angle, but it is definitely the same incident. It said in its description 'London UK 1st April 2017', which I am assuming, though not completely sure is the date and whereabouts it was taken. I tried to research this further but had no success on finding out exactly where this was or when exactly, but for a caption you don't need much exact information, just some vague information to give it context.
08 Jan 2019
Police investigating a murder scene
Police save the day once again
08 Jan 2019
Police taking action capturing a criminal
08 Jan 2019
Passers by watch in awe as several policemen pick up a young boy from a life threatening accident which occurred minutes before...
08 Jan 2019
Violent gang push innocent suspect down a sewer hole....Lets hope they survived
08 Jan 2019
a group of brave, courageous police men investigate a horrifying murder scene
08 Jan 2019
Policemen are suddenly grabbing hold of this man but what crime has he committed?
08 Jan 2019
Police rush to the action as man is found dead!
08 Jan 2019
In barnsley 06.01.19 a man was caught with a knife and was trying to kill a innocent person that was walking with her 4 year old son and in hjs coat pocket was a gun with a pack of bullets . previously that day 8:00am an innocent 40 year old man was shot by agun on that same day . Several police had to try get the guilty person's hand cuffs on .The fist set of police cam and a trusty , amazing police man got stabbed in the chest and is struggling to stay alive
08 Jan 2019
The police record the arrest of a suspect at the scene of a serious crime.
09 Jan 2019
Police capturing a criminal a
The scene of crime
09 Jan 2019
A scene of crime in action
09 Jan 2019
What is going on with the police?
09 Jan 2019
Police investing this mystery
09 Jan 2019
Police help knocked out man who could have caused this?
Good caption for the photo upbeat_acorn
09 Jan 2019
Crime has happened,heart beating fast,sweat pouring,we have to investigate
09 Jan 2019
Seven suspicious policemen throwing a cunning criminal to the ground.
09 Jan 2019
Brutality is now Entertainment!
09 Jan 2019
7 police... 1 criminal... 10 hostages...
09 Jan 2019
Taser usage: Right or Wrong?
09 Jan 2019
Mysterious movie pictures released on social media. But by who?
09 Jan 2019
A section law enforcers huddle round a mysterious but key piece of evidence, crucial to solving the most recent incident involving the tragic death of an innocent Londoner.
09 Jan 2019
Has this what society has come to? Are even police to attached to their electronics to even do their proper job?
09 Jan 2019
Another Victim of police brutality: should we have more regulations?
09 Jan 2019
Police Brutality, How Long Until The Video Goes Viral?
09 Jan 2019
A swarm of concerned Police gather to investigate the scene. But did you notice the camera out capturing the unexplained accident/crime? What's confused me the most is the uniform of the camera man taking a picture of this incident, it seems to be a police officer and he has handcuffs on his pocket/attached to his uniform. So surely it must of been a violent or serious crime for someone to need to take pictures or videos of the scene. Also, looking at the backdrop suggests that it has taken place in a city which makes me wonder whether it could be in London because of the increased amount violent crimes. Has it got to uncontrollable?
09 Jan 2019
Is safety not a word anymore, do people just ignore it? How long until that video goes viral?
09 Jan 2019
A group of police impersonators gather around a 53 year old man with an intent to kill him.
09 Jan 2019
When a Police officer drops his Donut
I like this in a joking way but in my opinion it has nothing to do with this photo since the theme is violent crime :)
That's so funny! 😂
09 Jan 2019
Police taking care of a serious murder scene
09 Jan 2019
our local hero's save our cummonutiy once again
wow you really are describing the scene very good!
09 Jan 2019
Our saviours have fought again to keep peace and safety on our streets but how long until this safety can no longer be sustained- even by the professionals?
09 Jan 2019
Knife crime in the capital: A member of the police is recording evidence while his colleagues are working together to restrain an aggressive, violent person who is carrying a knife in broad daylight in the streets of London
09 Jan 2019
Manhunt looking for the serial killer but they are having difficulty with arresting them because the person is fighting back I also think that during a carnival this person was violently fighting with someone and they took them out of the
carnival but they are aggressively fighting with the police so one of them is filming so they can prove they did something wrong
10 Jan 2019
7 police on a chase and finally catch the culprit they throw them to the floor and put handcuffs on them
10 Jan 2019
police are very helpful and some times other people help us so if everybody should stop crime and help each other
10 Jan 2019
Come!Come!On all the sirens there is someone who has been stabbed.Feelings melancholy depressed
10 Jan 2019
the man been arrested can have a weapon or could have done something wrong to a police station
10 Jan 2019
Policemen Gather Around And Arrest A Criminal Who Killed An Innocent Civilian
10 Jan 2019
a man fires gun shots and about 10 police men chase him. wow.
10 Jan 2019
QUICK!QUICK! The awful misbehaved criminal has been caught red handed, us 7 strong police men have worked extremly hard our work is done
10 Jan 2019
To me this looks like a serious situation, to have that many policemen surrounding just on person means that means the culprit has committed a massive crime that will come with a punishment
10 Jan 2019
Police gather around as they arrest the leader of a dangerous gang.
10 Jan 2019
Suddenly 7 men bravely went to the mysterious murder . They gather around, a murderous villain shot . Extremely the hard stressful work was dismiss
10 Jan 2019
Police men opens up
10 Jan 2019
the terroist has been knocked on to the floor the police are handling him before he harms more people
10 Jan 2019
Police trying to help someone up who has been hurt.
10 Jan 2019
Police deploy cameras to tackle violent protesters.
10 Jan 2019
Police helping a fellow officer who has been pushed by a murderer
10 Jan 2019
Group of police officers brutalize a weaponless knife crime suspect.
10 Jan 2019
I think it's intriguing that people who do not have weapons but fit some police officer's stereotype for a knife crime suspect are mistreated. The most absurd part of this is that if they are not carrying a blade or arms, they could be treated as guilty until proven innocent. Most of the time, it is frightening how police officers decide to treat suspects of felonies but it is important to remember that they do not know if the person is dangerous. On the other hand, it is their job to keep people safe and to be open-minded without profiling specific people and they shouldn't need seven officers to pin down one person.
Hi strong_song,
I'd love to see a post about this so that you can start a discussion with other BNC members. It would be great to hear what you mean my profiling and what you think the implications and consequences can be, both good and bad.
Also, 'felony' is a specifically American term for a serious crime.
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