Mastermind and the road to Damascus

[Brian Morrison]

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On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:44:07 +0000
Roland Perry <lists@internetpolicyagency.com> wrote:

> In article <20090224204223.1949ec8e@peterson.fenrir.org.uk>, Brian=20
> Morrison <bdm@fenrir.org.uk> writes
> >> The Home Office has also said "We don't intend to criminalise people f=
or
> >> taking photos of police constables whether inadvertently or not. There
> >> has to be a criminal activity associated with it." Which perhaps needs
> >> to be framed and hung on the wall.
> >
> >While that's a good thing to say (and I'll admit I'm surprised they
> >didn't spout some weasel words instead) it still means that there is
> >scope for detaining people for specious reasons in an awkward situation
> >where the police are trying to maintain order and as a result people
> >get hurt and the incident is recorded by a photographer.
>=20
> That rather depends whether there's an invisible "relevant" between "a"=20
> and "criminal activity". The relevance being to terrorism.
>=20
> That's the point where I think it's time to ask a supplementary=20
> question.

While I see what you are driving at, I still feel that the ability to
frustrate the immediate intention of photographers by arresting them
will be used on occasions that could show the police in a poor light.

No amount of supplementary questions are going to make it clear that
such behaviour will not be tolerated.

--=20

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."
   =20
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