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Reported on Ceefax: "Police Seize Photographer's Film
An amateur photographer has told how police seized his film as he was out taking snaps in a Hull shopping centre.
Steve Carroll, of Kent, was visiting relatives in Hull in December when he decided to do some 'street photography' in the city's Prospect Centre.
Shoppers reported him to the police, who took his film because he seemed to be operating in a 'covert manner'.
Mr Carroll lodged a complaint against Humberside Police but an investigation concluded its officers acted correctly".
Click on Photographer's Complaint or put words in search box Look North report here.
Rossinisbird picked up a similar post by Curly and blogged that he had picked up a similar post on my blog.
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5 comments:
Given that the streets of Hull have been covertly photographed by satellite, the Humberside Stazi should immediately arrest the owners of Google maps and seize their satellite.
What need have we for police when our dear citizens do their job for them?
T'is indeed a pity when the populace are ready to shop an innocent bystander but the FUCKING COWARDS ALL RUN FOR HOME AND SHUT THEIR MOUTHS when a real crime is committed?....
They deserve all they get.......
rossinisbird: I think that it is telling when Look North asked the police to state which law they were relying upon they were unable to point them in the right direction.
ron knee: It's paedophobia gone mad. Quick arrest Bill Oddie...
On the whole I find Northumbria Police officers to be no more than curious, however there are plenty pieces of anecdotal evidence from around the rest of the UK that suggests other forces are plain stupid!
Curly: I think that you can put Humberside Police in the stupid category.
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