ALL photographers are potential terrorists !

Saltedlife said:

And ALL policemen are thugs who crave power and control.

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Fish323 said:

I grew up in Northern Ireland in the 70s and 80s with terrorists. I was going to university when my friends were going to prison. These police clowns are a complete waste of space and wouldn't know a terrorist if they had a sign round their neck.

When Danny Morrison was asked why the IRA gave up the armed struggle he stated, 'We lost the intelligence war.' 30 years of the British Army ducking bullets and bombs in NI taught the Met police nothing.

Randomly harrassing people achieves nothing and is a complete waste of resourses that could be channeled to winning the intelligence war.

To Dave Clarke29, as the saying goes, it is better to keep quiet and be thought a fool then to open your mouth and remove all doubt. You have just removed all doubt, you have zero understanding of what you are talking about. Why don't you join the Met Police and terrorise innocent photographers.

Dave get this To win this war the police need to win the intelligence war, anything else is a waste of time and resourses and is playing into the hands of terrorists!

Supporting this police behaviour is supporting terrorism. The police need to keep their eye on the ball not on the spectators.

DickyUK said:

i imagine its being dragged up again cos they are still doing it ...harassing inocent photographers.....if the police are so stupid as to believe a terrorist would be stood in a public place with a big DLR camera taking photos in broard daylight and then arguing that the police are harassing them then we really will be in big trouble if terrorists do try to blow us up again...... cos those idiots stoping photographers from photograping public places wouldnt be able to spot a real terrorist doing a reccce

David Clarke29 said:

what on earth is this being dragged up again for? It's already been stated ad nausium that the original legislation that got people hot and bothered is being re-written to address peoples concerns. We live in a society where terrorist threats are very very real and if a polite enquiry by a police/PCS officer keeps people on their toes , so be it.

I'm afraid that we expect to live in a society that gives our 'human rights' prority but expects the State to protect us at the same time. The sooner that people start realising that the two things are not always compatible the better. Having travelled worldwide for most of my life I know,by far, which country I prefer to live in.

Dave. (UK)

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mikeval said:

brent collins said:

So what. Be polite and move along. It's really that simple.

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I'm afraid it isn't.

If you are taking photos of an event or anything with action in it, then by the time the police have questioned you, you may well have lost the opportunity, whether they and you were polite or not.

There is nothing wrong with taking photos, and as a lifetime taxpayer I resent being told I can't photo events in my own neighbourhood. They should NOT be preventing you from photographing in public.

The "suspected terrorist" justification is a joke when you are taking photos of Christmas lights in the local village.

What's more, they fequently ask you for personal details, nothing wrong you may say, but the police freely admit that these details are then entered in their database and kept in perpetuity.

I have nothing to hide, but I feel very uneasy about my personal details being kept in police records when I have not broken any laws.

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