It is usually best to leave before somebody actuall does call the cops. They may end up siding with the complainer , they do sometimes. While some may think it hurts detectorists and appears to be admitting guilt , the negative attention drawn to our hobby when the law shows up can be much worse , even if they side with you sometimes just the fact the law was involved it can make us all look bad in the eyes if the public. I fully believe leaving is the best thing to do in most situations when that happens. Have too many people call the law on ya and it just might BECOME illegal to detect there , if too many people protest what you are doing it WILL become illegal. The best attention we can get is no attention at all. Once you draw negative attention you just make it worse by being beligerant and arguementative. Im not saying let these folks steamroll you but its better to leave than to have a group of " concerned citizens " to petition the board for a rule banning metal detecting , which is their next step. Common sense folks , dont push your luck or you may lose it. You can go back there when there is nobody around to object.
) Oh, one more thought...sometimes the BULLY is a PUBLIC OFFICIAL, and they really don't like the documentation of a video.
