From: Jim King
Bob Sullivan wrote on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:33:49 -0800
> Just vote with your feet, or dollars in this case.
> No more tourist dollars for London because you can't use a camera
> there.
> When that starts to happen and becomes known as a reason why,
> all the rules will relax. Regards, Bob S.
That's my take on dealing with this problem too. But how do we make
sure that those in charge of tourism are aware
that we are boycotting London because of harassment of photographers?
Do we need to orchestrate a public boycott, with media fanfare and all?
Regards, Jim
The British have an idea I think we should adopt here in the states with
regard to terrorism laws. Theirs requires an appointed monitor to make a
PUBLIC annual report on how the law is used.
It's quite interesting aside from the remarks about photographers
referenced in Amature Photography:
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Carlile_warning_must_not_be_ignored_says_photo_rights_lawyer_news_284703.html
http://tinyurl.com/yz8quy8
A couple of things I noted wading through the entire 92 pages ...
* There appear to be some provisions where once a person is charged,
they must prove their innocence rather than the government having to
prove they're guilty.
* In Metropolitan London there are 8,000 - 10,000 PER MONTH reported
Stop & Search procedures under Section 44. That means as many as 120,000
per year JUST in London. As far as I could determine, there were ZERO
instances where such a Section 44 Stop & Search resulted in catching a
terrorist.
At least, there were no instances I could find in the appendices
indicating anyone had been charged as a result of a Section 44 stop.
* Section 55 also turned out to be interesting. It's an offense to
recruit persons for training in weaponry, explosives ... even if the
training is to take place on foreign soil.
Which you know my perverse sense of humor immediately set me off looking
for instances of images, possession of which, might make you guilty
under Section 55. Didn't take long to find 'em either.
http://tinyurl.com/yl2b4c9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z2fVNnI6ms
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