London MET Police Launch New Anti-Terror Campaign

This time it is the photographers and videographers we have to fear.

Fresh from the planning rooms of Scotland Yard comes the 2008 Anti-terrorism campaign, put in place just in time to greet the unknown outcome of the Managing Protest consultation, unknown as in we have no idea what they're going to hit us with next, but we know they're going to hit us with something nasty and hard.

The two links will take you to the Met's own website and enlighten you, frighten you, and have you phoning in suspicious behaviour calls on every journalist, photojournalist, video journalist, mainstream, union registered and especially those pesky independent "citizen journalism" activist Indymedia types.

Now the message is, who's that behind the camera? What are they filming, or photographing, and why?

This is a new and very serious concern, be warned, and distribute this as widely as possible. This is a new stage in the war against journalism and truth, and a direct attack at getting rid of those on the streets keeping a close eye on what's going down.

http://www.met.police.uk/campaigns/campaign_ct_2008.htm

http://cms.met.police.uk/news/publicity_campaigns/terrorism/met_launches_new_counter_terrorism_campaign_25_02_08

Damned Journalists

Additions

NUJ member wins settlement from Met Police

27.02.2008 08:36

NUJ member Marc Vallée has accepted an apology and out-of-court settlement from the Metropolitan Police today (25/2), further to issuing proceedings against Sir Ian Blair, Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis for "Battery" (assault) and breaches of the Human Rights Act, relating to freedom of expression and assembly.

Click here to read more:

http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=719

NUJ member
Homepage: http://www.nuj.org.uk

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1984 updated.

27.02.2008 07:56

The Thought Police made real. If you are seen using a camera, notebook or a mobile or live in a house you are a possible suspect and should be reported to the police. Hang on, isn't that just about everyone?

"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin

I guess that's us.

Doug.

must keep vigilant

27.02.2008 09:39

I'd better phone the Met. In my street there are houses where people come and go at all hours. I know they work shifts, but that's not normal activity is it? And they're Asian, so that settles it. And I saw one with a camera the other day! And a map of the tube!!!!! Better get the cops in so they can break into the house with a sledgehammer at five o-clock in the morning and shoot a couple of people as they come down the stairs. Better safe than sorry....and if they're innocent they have nothing to hide, do they?

concerned citizen

FITs the profile

27.02.2008 12:51

Next time you're on engaged in democratic, lawful activity, you should report those suspicious characters who use cameras to film you. The camera operator is usually accompanied by someone taking copious notes, and even more suspicious, another accomplice can be seen to be using some sort of mobile phone. These teams are usually dressed in matching, all-black military style uniforms, and must be up to no good. These all FIT the criteria of suspicious characters you should feel duty bound to report under the Met's new anti-terror measures.

Ian Vincible

OMG! Look what I found in the google cache...

27.02.2008 23:42

Leaked First Draft of the Met's 2008 Terror poster

...it looks like an early draft of their cameras poster...

ATAXI

And again!

28.02.2008 00:25

Discarded early draft of Met Police Terror appeal postcard

I think they must've trashed this one cos of the spelling.

ATAXI

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