Stand Your Ground

[AcadieLibre]

"On Tuesday 21 June 2011 six photographers were assigned different areas of the City to photograph. Some used tripods, some went hand held, one set up a 5 x 4."

As the title says know your rights and stand your ground.


Stand Your Ground

[kat]

Makes me not want to travel there... :(

[Marko]

I hope it's okay that i regularly share your great links A.L.

[AcadieLibre]

If they are not shared what good are they. I post hoping people read and share ones they find relevant.

[asnow]

The one good thing was that the cops seems to be reasonable about it. It was the building security that were idiots.

[AcadieLibre]

It was the building security that were idiots.

They are instructed by upper management to use those tactics, if they do not they will be out of a job. Some seem the take pride in being *******s while others are just doing what they are told. It is the ignoramuses who are the ones who run the buildings that are the issue. Security guards for the most part are told what they are expected to enforce and how. The building management are the idiots.

[Marko]

Thanks AL. Someone made an interesting comment when I did share this.
How come all the photographers were white in a VERY multicultural city like London. Surely they should have had a couple of non-white photographers....which might have spiced up the film a bit more.

[Lizardqing]

Just watched that and thought it was very interesting. Sort of how some of the TSA workers are here even though they have been told people can photo and video them. I have not had any issues like that but then I don't shoot in the city. Yesterday I did walk around a gate at a military base and walked on in to shoot a waterfall, and had no problem at all. Then again they train our Rangers there so if you try anything funny there are some real tough guys to handle you.

[Michaelaw]

Well maybe they've struck a balance? It seems to me that not that long ago there were many more restrictions placed on British photographers ending up with many taking self portraits holding "I am not a terrorist" sign. At the end of the day though, I'd bet the police were doing their schtick after the original encounter. That is to say, after the law had been established in the photographers favor there was a little "Thanks officer, could you possibly say that on camera?" Somehow I got that impression

[casil403]

AL...that was insightful, interesting and excellent information...thanks so much for sharing.