Re: terrorist/tourist photography

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>, MC 
<qwert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Chris H" <chris@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:uTV9CoJa1T2HFAyQ@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Labour_MP_Austin_Mitchell_launc
>> hes_photography_petition_in_Parliament_news_197555.html
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>>  Labour MP has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons
>> condemning police action against lawful photography in public places.
>>
>> Austin Mitchell MP (pictured) is canvassing the sup****t of fellow
>> politicians following growing re****ts of police stopping innocent
>> photography enthusiasts taking pictures in public areas.
>>
>> The move comes just weeks after police launched a new nationwide
>> anti-terrorism publicity campaign, alerting the public to people with
>> cameras behaving suspiciously.
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>
>On a very serious note,  if you are approached please you have no legal
(UK)
>obligation to delete your images or hand over your data card. Always
refuse
>to do so. They can only threaten arrest if they have reasonable grounds
to
>suspect inapropriate behaviour with your camera.

More to the point is if they then arrest you the picture become evidence 
and must not be deleted.   So do NOT delete the photos under any 
cir***stances (unless photographing a prohibited MOD site)


>  It is not illegal to take
>any photographs in a public place, even if they have people in them.
>However, the images should not identify any individual if you are to use
the
>image for commercial or similar purposes.  The police have very little
>powers to do anything in these cir***stances and they normally only get
>their own way through intimidation. If you are a legitimate photographer
you
>must stand your ground on these matters.

It's not just in photography.


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