Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Police Officers Claim They Don't Need Law to Stop Photographer Taking Pictures
Two police officers stopped a teenage photographer from taking pictures of an Armed Forces Day parade - and then claimed they did not need a law to detain him.
Jules Mattsson, a 16-year-old freelancer from Hackney, east London, was photographing police cadets on Saturday when he was ordered to stop and give his personal details by an adult cadet officer who claimed he needed parental permission to capture images of the cadets.
After arguing his rights in a series of protracted legal debates with officers, the sixth former says he was pushed down a set of stairs and detained for breaching the peace until the parade passed.
He is now considering taking legal action against the Met which has often been criticised for its heavy handed approach towards photographers in the capital.'
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Yet, more police brutality.
ReplyDeleteRight, now I can see exactly why they want to cut police numbers, not enough work to do.
I saw a 13 year-old who was mugged of his mobile phone in Norbury a few weeks back, no police officers to be found anywhere.
I can also see that they make up the law as they go along. Just ridiculous.