Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 2000 Terrorism Act gives police sweeping powers of investigation and arrest in the belief that such measures will help to contain terrorism. This exceptionally badly drafted and broad-ranging piece of legislation allows police to prevent photography in public places and to arrest anyone they suspect of using photography for the purposes of perpetrating terrorism no matter how scant the evidence. These powers have been widely abused and have led to the arrest and detention of professional and amateur photographers for nothing more than photography in a public place. The British Journal of Photography has launched a campaign to highlight the problem and to help to force change. If you are a photographer in the UK or ever visit here and take photographs, your liberty could be at risk for pursuing your hobby or profession. Please visit http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=865556 for details of the campaign. If you subscribe to any other mailing list or newsgroup, please consider forwarding this message to them. Neil