BBC photographer shocked that he was harassed for taking photos

December 1, 2009 @ 2:40AM

BBC photographer shocked that he was harassed for taking photos

By Carlos Miller -...

This is the picture that BBC photographer Jeff Overs was taking when he was suspected of being a terrorist.

It’s been almost a year since the United Kingdom enacted a law that turned photographers into terrorists but it is only now that the British mainstream media is making an issue about it.

And that is only because a photographer from the British Broadcasting Corporation was harassed as he was photographing a sunset over St. Paul’s Cathedral. The cop demanded his name, address and date-of-birth as a counter-terrorism measure.

BBC photographer Jeff Overs came on a video segment on the BBC to describe his experience and it’s almost comical to see the reaction of one of the other journalists on the set. At 1:09 to be exact.

It’s as if she just awoke from a coma and discovered her civil liberties had been stripped.

Comments

Anonymous

2 years ago

Pictures of this last decade should be compiled soon and posted here:

http://americaspeaksink.com/2009/12/americas-decade-from-hell-indeed/

Anonymous

2 years ago

“When people talk about civil liberties, you sorta think they’re banging on a bit…” It’s a shame that most people don’t care unless it affects them directly. Speaking as somebody who is neither a professional or amateur photographer, I think people need to wake up and look at what their countries have become.

Anonymous

2 years ago

Tom,

Given that most of us can go through life without ever pushing regarding our civil liberties, it’s understandable that most don’t care until they are bitten on the ass. Deplorable, even disgusting, but understandable.

Anonymous

2 years ago

Very deplorable Ariel. Also, too late by the time you notice it.

Anonymous

2 years ago

mepsipax,

Interesting that you should put it that way, which segues to: Widespread Falsification by Arresting Officers. Seems a Federal Judge has noticed it enough to speak out regarding NYC.

Anonymous

2 years ago

Pot. Boiling water. Frog. Frog jumps out.

Pot. Tepid water. Frog. Bring to boil. Frog dies.

Anonymous

2 years ago

Poor Brits. It’s 1984 over there.