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[Pete Tesseyman]

From the excellent The Register, (whose slogan by the way is "Biting the hand that feeds IT").

"According to his blog, our over-tall photographer Alex Turner was taking snaps in Chatham High St last Thursday, when he was approached by two unidentified men. They did not identify themselves, but demanded that he show them some ID and warned that if he failed to comply, they would summon police officers to deal with him."

Read the full Article Here

There have been several reports in the press recently of people being arrested for taking photographs in public places, is it me or is the UK starting to behave like a third-world dictatorship in this matter? If anyone wants to take pictures for terrorist or criminal reasons then it is easy to do with a concealed camera, arresting people who are openly taking pictures is silly, time-wasting and a public relations failure for the police.

Perhaps it's time for a campaign. Maybe lots of people should go to their city centre and peacefully take photographs to make the point that it is a legal activity.