[GB/LDN] 遊客影巴士 警察以反恐為由刪相

Policeman deletes tourist's photos 'to stop terrorism'... after he is 'caught' taking picture of iconic London bus

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1170764/Policeman-deletes-tourists-photos-London-bus-stop-terrorism.html

雖然 Met Police 澄清沒有法例禁止影巴士，不過大家還是小心俾警察「」！

原帖由 da54 於 2009-4-18 18:38 發表
Policeman deletes tourist's photos 'to stop terrorism'... after he is 'caught' taking picture of iconic London bus

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1170764/Policeman-deletes-tourists-photos-Lo ...

It's Walthamstow, there is no Routemaster running up there. It can't be that "ironic"~

Anyway, this issue has been hotly debated in this country over the last few years, as photographers in general are being hussled by the police and general public much more often than before, much to do with their paranoia over terrorism and privacy.

The bottom line is though, by law in the UK, there is no restriction on taking pictures of any subject in public locations. Also, copyright of the photographs (and video for the matter) belongs to the people who took it. Therefore, there is no legal right for any person, police included, to request pictures to be deleted. Details can be found below:

http://www.sirimo.co.uk/media/UKPhotographersRights.pdf

If you are challenged by a police officier or security personnel, the only thing you need to do is express your rights whilst behaving resonably co-operative and respectful. If you become even slightly confrontational, it will only make the situation worse for you. This happened to me in a couple of occasions (Ironically I just have one today, when a security guard try to ask me to not to take pictures, but I explained to him my rights and what I am doing and eventually he let me continue), and I found that as long as I'm being respectful to them, it tends to defuse the situation very quickly. However, if you believe you are abused by a police officer, this is the place to report it:

http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/

If you are challenged by someone in the general public, you just need to express your rights and carry on, don't really have to do anything else. Be careful that some people who thinks you infringe their privacy may behave more aggressively. If things are getting out of hand, call the police and get them resolve the situation (and express your rights to them is absolutely key).

我之前o係英國 Chatham 影相o個時, 企係一個行車隧道口附近, 過o左一陣有警車到, 佢話有人報警話有人影相, 驚係恐怖份子炸隧道 (o個日應該係Glasgow 機場比人用車撞之後o既3-4日).

警察問我影乜, 我同佢話影巴士, 比埋部機睇入面d相, 佢地報番上台就ok, 臨走仲問要唔要車我番火車站.

坦白講o個刻都真係幾驚, 不過態度好而又合作o既, 我諗問題唔大o既.

原帖由 sutrak 於 2009-4-18 20:26 發表
我之前o係英國 Chatham 影相o個時, 企係一個行車隧道口附近, 過o左一陣有警車到, 佢話有人報警話有人影相, 驚係恐怖份子炸隧道 (o個日應該係Glasgow 機場比人用車撞之後o既3-4日).

警察問我影乜, 我同佢話影巴士,  ...

I had the same experience last year in London, Whitehall in fact. Ironically I was talking about this with friends only the day before, but for that I have been warned, so I knew what to do to deal with the situation. In any case, I have hundreds of pictures of buses in the camera at that time, and I'm comgy that I can prove myself a genuine photographer (or bus-spotter). Funny one of them looked at the pictures and said "I've never knew these are buses like these in London!".

One thing I found it funny is that people think anyone taking pictures for extended period of time would/could be a terrorist. If one has to bomb the place, he/she would have done it first thing, rather than wasting up to an hour taking pictures before blowing themselves up, surely. I can't help thinking anyone with that kind of idea in mind is completely daft.

[ 本帖最後由 NV58 於 2009-4-18 20:42 編輯 ]

嘩。。。即係以後影車又要［偷偷摸摸］啦。。。

我又唔識講英文，一陣比警察問就大鍋啦。。。

原帖由 NV58 於 2009-4-19 04:41 發表


I had the same experience last year in London, Whitehall in fact. Ironically I was talking about this with friends only the day before, but for that I have been warned, so I knew what to do to deal  ...

same situation on myself before and was in Heathrow, i think if you are gentle and co-operate enough, that's won't be a matter

原帖由 ate7 於 2009-4-19 08:30 發表

same situation on myself before and was in Heathrow, i think if you are gentle and co-operate enough, that's won't be a matter

Correct. Heathrow is a sensitive place (understandably), I had a BAA staff asking me not to take pictures of T5's check-in area last year as well, but I got my pictures, and I was in a rush anyway, so I did not bother debating with her. (Although it got me thinking, surely there are other people interested with the excellent T5 anyway, and that is not very welcoming).

But yes, being sensible and respectful is key, but without giving up the rights that we are supposed to have in Britain.

原帖由 wrightap 於 2009-4-19 01:46 發表
嘩。。。即係以後影車又要［偷偷摸摸］啦。。。

我又唔識講英文，一陣比警察問就大鍋啦。。。

Read what I said. If it is such a problem for you, there is always another alternative - stop taking pictures altogether, or the ostrich approach as I call it.

You can give up your rights so easily, but whether that is the right thing for you to do, is up to you to decided.

嘩，乜英國反而仲敏感過美國？
喺美國影車都冇咁大壓力過喺英國喎
其實係英國人敏感咗啲呢？

我仲計劃下年去英國遊河+影車,咁依家咪不可以成行??