Mastermind and the road to Damascus

[Brian Morrison]

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On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:11:12 +0000
Roland Perry <lists@internetpolicyagency.com> wrote:

> In article <a9f4d96f0902231137u61daef87rd6988905dd78471@mail.gmail.com>,=
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> John Wilson <tugwilson@gmail.com> writes
> >the worry for press photographers is not that they will be arrested
> >but that they will be obstructed.
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> Yes, I understand that problem, but I'm not clear why this law makes it=20
> significantly worse than before.

Because it codifies something that previously was not so, namely that
there is a specific offence of photographing a police officer in
circumstances which can be finessed to be actionable.

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Brian Morrison

bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk

   "Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in the mud;
    after a while you realize you are muddy and the pig is enjoying it."
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