I like your thinking

Yeah, but isn't it a shame that you have to think that way.

The only person in the wrong here is the PCSO

And yet there was an interview on our local BBC news last Friday with an amateur photographer, taking photographs of Blackpool promenade who was stopped by the police, questioned about his actions and told to delete his photographs.
He told the police he was taking photographs for a local competition run by Blackpool council, that he had photographs published on the council website. He said there was no law against taking photographs in a public place, ( and let's face it, how manythousands of photos are taken of Blackpool prom each year?), but the police still insisted he delete his photos.

He finally gave in as the police were making a scene, but has complained to his MP about it.

Here is an article about it.
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/uk_police_order_amateur_photographer_t...