this evening photographing and videoing everyone going in and out. There were 12 - that's TWELVE - of them (plus a riot wagon) standing around looking shifty while the single photographer did all the "work". I was particularly choked at this waste of public funds having had a break in a couple of nights ago. Do the police show any interest in pursuing the case? Yeah, right.
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Photograph them back!
14.01.2005 07:15
These methods the police use are a way of deterring people from attending peaceful meetings and exercising their freedom of speech and it works, unfortunately. Though, as one who has been photographed many, many times over the years, I have never had any subsequent problems. On the other hand, they do specifically target just a few people and stalk them openly but if this isn't happening to you don't let them put you off by being photographed.
Doug.
doing something right
14.01.2005 09:20
I've only seen that sort of police attention when a group is getting it right and upsetting the status quo. They are only doing this cos they cant get you in other ways and they are blatantly intimidating (do the Met know any other way).
Best of luck with what ever it is that is upsetting them so.
FtP