On 2/27/2010 9:15 PM, David Savage wrote:
On 28 February 2010 06:13, William Robb<[email protected]> wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty"
Subject: Re: UK: Photographer films his own 'anti-terror' arrest, February
2010
As a point of principle I suppose I agree that stop and search is open
to abuse and judging by the original youtube video, it is plain to see.
However, I still maintain the bloke in question was being adversarial
and that is only going to end up with one result.
That being a false arrest and a monetary settlement I hope.
Exactly. If he hadn't behaved like a "dick" the situation would most
likely worked out differently.
I've been questioned by enough police/security/random citizens when
out photographing stuff fo know, that if you get your back up and have
an attitude the other party will get behave in kind. Keeping the
"confrontation" light and chatty will see the situation resolve in my
favour.
DS
Just after 9/11 I was out at 2:AM shooting some fisheye night shots.
I'm standing on a deserted street corner across the street from the
local Post Office, camera on tripod dog sitting patiently nearby, (damn
it's been a long time since I've had a /patient/ dog), when a police
cruiser rolls by. I continue setting up for the shot and I see him turn
around at the end the main drag, as it were, and come rolling back. He
stops, rolls down his window, and asks; "Taking some pictures?" My
response; "Yes, I am." His response; "Have fun!" and rolls off. Now
any fool could see I was taking a picture. The point is, that, that was
the extent of my hassle with the police. I didn't know the officer, he
didn't know me, but nothing I was doing was suspicious except for the
time of night.
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