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hefty1 wrote:

promhandicam wrote:
... It may be true that the police are becoming more officious, however we have a very long way to go before we get close to the kinds of policing that much of the world 'enjoy'...

Good point well made.

Not that I agree with the actions of the PCSOs in these incidents but it's always worth remembering things could be a lot worse.

A sense of perspective is good I agree BUT what the bottom line is there is an apparent erosion of your rights taking place in the UK. In particular it seems that photographers (and I suspect individuals with camcorders) are being singled out as 'suspicious' potential wrong doers.

Put it another way would anyone feel comfortable with the idea of taking your kit into your nearest town centre and taking a few candid shots and some architecture?

EDIT: I know I wouldn't

Comment by Greytop posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 11:59

thoughton wrote:

Greytop wrote:
And what happens to your details if you voluntarily give them? Do the police check them and then simply rip up the contact report? Or do they get logged and entered on a database of potential 'antisocial' individuals or worse?

The male PO briefly discussed this in the video. There will be a record that you were stopped and questioned. Presumably this is slightly better than a record that you were stopped and arrested for 8 hours

In which case this begs the next question, if a record is kept on a database (and we all know how much the UK management like databases) how is it tagged? How is it managed?
Think about it, your name is on a Home Office database possibly labelled as a trouble maker, how might that be used in the future?

I don't think I'd want to give my details in this situation.

Comment by Greytop posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 11:19

johnriley wrote:
Does anyone think that all of this could have been avoided if the photographer had voluntarily given his details, even though he didn't have to?

And what happens to your details if you voluntarily give them? Do the police check them and then simply rip up the contact report? Or do they get logged and entered on a database of potential 'antisocial' individuals or worse?

Comment by Greytop posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 10:44

mikew wrote:
and these two clots clearly thought taking photographs was 'anti social'.

To pick up on Mike's point, don't you think that is very concerning that photography is now appears to be labelled as 'anti social' by law enforcers.

I think this clip is symptomatic of a trend in the UK that is really very disturbing on a number of levels.

Comment by Greytop posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 10:27

The lizard shot is fantastic, I love the shallow depth of field in that image.

Comment by Greytop posted on Samsung 100mm Macro shots at 23/02/2010 - 00:46

I prefer the image without the post. Still looks pretty close to me.

Comment by Greytop posted on With or without mast? at 23/02/2010 - 00:45

Terribly misguided Policing, certainly makes you wonder what Britain is turning into.

Comment by Greytop posted on Another case of Police Overstepping the mark at 23/02/2010 - 00:41

Some recent example images taken with this lens

Kingsclere downs panorama (stitched images)

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Walk

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Chalk escarpment

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Rabbit's skull

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Barbed wire

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Hannington pole

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@ f/2.8 1/10 ISO 400

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@ f/2.8 1/10sec ISO 200

[IMG]http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4686/kitchenspaghettif28.jpg[/IMG]

Comment by Greytop posted on Pentax smc DA 35mm f2.8 Macro Limited Lens for sale at 22/02/2010 - 22:23

jackitec wrote:
I'll split the commission then,

Jack.

Comment by Greytop posted on Which Lense Is there one must have? at 22/02/2010 - 20:31

Hang on Jack I think I plugged Mike's 16-45 first

Comment by Greytop posted on Which Lense Is there one must have? at 22/02/2010 - 20:13

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