cops on cameras - again

[Chris Edwards]

Temporarily reviving an old thread...

(was: Re: Mastermind and the road to Damascus)


On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, John Wilson wrote:

| 2009/2/24 Roland Perry <lists at internetpolicyagency.com>:
| >
| > I'd be grateful if you could quote this specific offence, because all I've
| > been able to find is the bit about "information ... useful ... terrorism".
| 
| The sections which seem to be causing concern are section 76 of the
| 2008 act (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080028_en_9#pt7-pb3-l1g76)

Anyone catch this one:

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jul/21/police-search-mobile-phone-court

 "Lawyers for Gemma Atkinson, a 27-year-old who was detained after filming 
  police officers conduct a routine stop and search on her boyfriend, 
  believe her case is the latest example of how police are misusing 
  counterterrorism powers to restrict photography."

I wonder how the footage in question was [quoting the 2008 Act above] 
"of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act 
of terrorism".

It appears she was asked "Do you realise it is an offence under the 
Terrorism Act to film police officers?" ...