* Posts by Alex Deane (Big Brother Watch)

2 publicly visible posts • joined 29 Jun 2010

Information Commissioner calls in tech experts

Alex Deane (Big Brother Watch)

Director, Big Brother Watch

Horse bolted barn door interface...

Romford coppers try to stopper young snapper

Alex Deane (Big Brother Watch)
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Let's support this photographer against this overbearing nonsense

Some officers think that anti-terror legislation gives them blanket powers to hassle people whenever they want. This case is a very bad example of that.

Confronted by bullying and hectoring policemen, acting entirely outside their powers, this young man admirably stood up for himself and rightly maintained that he was entitled to take pictures in a public place.

The police should apologise immediately and admit that they were in the wrong. If they don’t, he should commence legal action and Big Brother Watch will help him all we can.

In the meantime: complain to the force here:

http://cms.met.police.uk/met/boroughs/havering/09contact_us/index

19 Main Road

Romford

Essex

RM1 3BJ

Email: haveringpolice@met.police.uk