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March 4, 2009 by graham

Arrested for not photographing a grate… or something

Via BoingBoing: Stephen Clarke was arrested for allegedly photographing a sewer grate in Manchester. Then, when police found no photos of said grate on his phone they re-arrested him on suspicion of "being concerned with the commission of a terrorist act," held him for two days and searched his house and laptop. They subsequently released [...]

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February 17, 2009 by graham

Photographers’ protest against Counter Terrorism Act

Here’s a video (via 1854.eu of the protest held on Monday, Feb 16th by photographers, professional and amateur alike, against the Counter Terrorism Act, part of which makes it illegal to elicit information about a police officer or member of the armed forces. Our fear is that with this law Police will be able to [...]

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March 5, 2008 by graham

What could possibly go wrong?

So, the Met have created some new anti-terrorism posters, one of which is this gem (via BoingBoing): Because nothing could possibly go wrong with that in London could it? What with all the tourists and all… The problem here is twofold: The police are trying to make people think cynically about an activity that is [...]