Message from discussion London Metropolitan Police and Photography

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From: "michael adams" <mjadam...@onetel.net.uk>
Newsgroups: rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Subject: Re: London Metropolitan Police and Photography
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:04:58 +0100
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"Kulvinder Singh Matharu" <real-address-in-...@lineone.net> wrote in message
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> Good news. Common sense at last. Hope other police forces follow.

There's most likely nothing new there at all.

As with many such situations, the problem often lies in trying to convince
the police personnel actually on the scene that they're exceeding their powers,
or are acting contrary to stated and agreed policy. This doesn't simply apply
to photography either. If the police feel themselves under pressure in a situation
they're unfamiliar with, then even quoting the relevant material taken from their
own website may be of little avail. But may even prove counterproductive.
In an ideal world they'd maybe be better trained to deal with these
situations, but unfortunately the fares to the ideal world are rather
expensive.


michael adams

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