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'Authority' paranoia over photography in London

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An interesting short film about the legality of taking photographs on the streets in the UK. There's a nice interaction between the photographer and a couple of Police Community Support Officers in Central London. For those who are unfimilar with CSO's, these are not Police Officers, though they are uniformed personnel working with the police in England and Wales. Their function it seems is: '...to provide a visible and reassuring presence on the streets and tackling the menace of anti-social behaviour.' You can draw your own conclusions on that! NB The bit about having to ask for permission before taking photographs in Railway Stations is somewhat misleading as you don't have to have prior permission - not at the moment anyway Link to a letter written by Home Office Minister Tony McNaulty confirming that there are no legal restrictions on taking photographs in public places: http://www.flickr.com/photos/a... Here's a link to a recent Guardian article about terrorist not bothering to photograph their 'targets'. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tech...

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: urbanimage

Length: 06:09
Rating: 4.87
Views: 43329

Tags: Civil  Community  Liberties  London  Metropolitan  Officers  on  Oxford  Photography  Police  Street  Support  Terror  War  

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urbanimage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm not a criminologist but I'd have thought better rehabilitation of offenders might be a good place to start. If you look at the systems in Denmark and Sweden that's where they put a lot of effort. Most of the people we send to prison reoffend most of the people they send don't.
infrared567 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
give me areas where it could be spent more effectivly.
ase010 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Haven't we people been warned? Like George Orwell and Aldous Huxley did? What path, what way are we going now?
urbanimage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
But its not much of a success rate considering the billions spent on the CCTV systems which could be spent far more effectively.
Hostile (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Savour the taste of the big dick of the law, citizen.
Hostile (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Man, SUCKS to be you.
11nightfox11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hahahaa are you serious what idiots
nelzi80 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
what a tosser, that pcso was very aggressive and has no people skills what so ever. I'd like to see him try that up here in liverpool, he'd have got his face smashed in.....haha.
99lex99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Keep it up boys.Those officers were idiots. x
peoples2008 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The two guys in the film were Community Support Officers not police officers, and it looks as though the power has gone to their heads a bit

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