...policajaca u Engleskoj. Od 16.02. ove godine u Engleskoj je kažnjivo slikanje policajaca koji su uključeni u borbu protiv "terorizma". No, zato je poraslo slikanje pućanstva od strane policije. Neki već dižu glas da je to već ozbiljno kršenje ljudskih prava i prejako zadiranje u privatnost običnih građana.
Calling the police to account
From today, it is illegal to photograph the police, despite the fact that they use increasingly aggressive techniques to record us
On the day that it becomes illegal to take pictures of police engaged in counter-terrorist operations – in practice a ban on taking pictures of the police – it is worth noting events in Brighton recently where police set up outside a cafe and photographed people attending a meeting about the environment.
According to the Brighton Argus, members of the Cowley Club, which was hosting a meeting of Earth First, "were confronted with four uniformed officers outside the Somerfield store, opposite the venue, snapping visitors using a paparazzi-style lens". One of the club members, David Biset, said the police were behaving in a deliberately "intimidating manner". He said:
Avenues of dissent are being closed down and police feel able to treat politics as a police matter. There was no suggestion of anything going on outside the building. The police have no reason to be there beyond intimidating people. You shouldn't be put on a database simply for attending a meeting.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/16/protest-police-liberty-central
Post je objavljen 22.02.2009. u 22:12 sati.