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Quilligan and Sheridan's wedding ended with their photographer, Jess Hurd, being detained by the police.
She was questioned under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, after officers noticed her standing outside the hall in Canary Wharf waiting for a shot of the guests leaving, even though she was surrounded by snappily dressed members of the party. The venue is near the site of the 1996 IRA bomb.
"This incident could hardly have been more inept or offensive," said Richard Sheridan, uncle to the groom and president of the Gypsy Council, which campaigns for civil rights for Romany and travellers.
"Being at a young couple's wedding reception - and on UN human rights day."
Riotgrrl wrote:I think the Sheriff's comments about the woman being entitled to her privacy were his opinion, rather than a matter of law and should be read alongside his comments about chivalry.
This was not a privacy case, it was a BOP, and the crime was because the woman had been caused fear and alarm by his behaviour. If she had not seen him taking her photograph, then no crime would have been committed.
I think.
AlanM wrote:By deleting photographs it could be argued that the police officer was "attempting to pervert the course of justice" in that he was attempting to destroy evidence. If the taking of photos was "strictly forbidden" he should have seized the memory card (or the camera if it was still switched on as they aren't meant to switch them on or off incase any data is destroyed) to preserve the evidence.
The police have no right to demand that images are deleted - and their guidelines for dealing with unauthorised photography state that quite clearly.
Fossil wrote:AlanM wrote:By deleting photographs it could be argued that the police officer was "attempting to pervert the course of justice" in that he was attempting to destroy evidence. If the taking of photos was "strictly forbidden" he should have seized the memory card (or the camera if it was still switched on as they aren't meant to switch them on or off incase any data is destroyed) to preserve the evidence.
The police have no right to demand that images are deleted - and their guidelines for dealing with unauthorised photography state that quite clearly.
cheers Alan
have you a link to print this info off?
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