UK Police Threaten Teenage Photojournalist 344
IonOtter writes "In what seems to be a common occurrence, and now a costly one, Metropolitan Police in the UK still don't seem to be getting the message that assaulting photographers is a bad idea. UK press photographer Jules Matteson details the event in his blog, titled The Romford Incident. The incident has already been picked up by The Register, The Independent, and the British Journal of Photography, which contains an official statement from the Metropolitan Police."
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM !! (Score:0, Funny)
This is a good thing for all concerned !! He may well be a terrorist !! What would you say then ?? Hm ??
I can't really afford a big camera (Score:5, Funny)
...but now's the right time to buy a nice Nikon DSLR and some decent glass on a credit card, then walk around central London taking photographs. When you get illegally stopped on trumped up charges it's just one quick trip to the lawyers and that thing's paid for itself.
Re:Transparency (Score:4, Funny)
Until Obama installs his kill switch.
the met (Score:5, Funny)
Some things never change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8EpfyCG2Y [youtube.com]
Re:Qualifications (Score:5, Funny)
Old joke:
Why do the Met go round in threes?
One who can read, one who can write, and one to keep an eye on the two other dangerous intellectual subversives...
Re:Qualifications (Score:5, Funny)
Not just that, I've heard rumours that at least one police force actively discriminates against people who are too smart because such people might start to think for themselves.
That's nothing, last week I heard from my neighbour whose dogsitter has a cousin who's married to a policemans dog that they actually lobotomize people when they sign the contract. They don't even use any surgical equipment, just the pen the applicant signed in with and a rusty spoon. They do get the option of a sedative though, but from what I've heard from my housemates sister that has a plumber who's married to a policewoman, the sedative involves applying a hammer to someone's forehead.
Re:Transparency (Score:5, Funny)
Does anyone seriously think that is a realistic option?
Aside from the difficulty in getting the rest of the world to shut down their systems as well it would be economic suicide. Apart from the web and email, which are pretty essential these days anyway, mobile phone networks and VOIP would stop working, utilities would not be able to monitor remote stations, even ATMs and card payment machines in shops would not work.
It would be a bit like seeing incoming ICBMs and then trying to nuke yourself first.
Re:it's not a bad idea, and it's not costly (Score:4, Funny)
The guy became "a total prat" after he was rouged up for taking a picture
They rouged [timesonline.co.uk] him up? Okay, that's cruel and unusual punishment right there.