[MilCom] Fwd: [MilRadioComms] If you photograph airplanes at airports, re...
Duane Mantick
wb9omc at yahoo.com
Sun Jun 14 04:00:25 EDT 2009
I believe that one of our "founding fathers" here in the US said something along the lines of 'those who give up freedom on the name of security will have neither'......
Duane
WB9OMC
--- On Sun, 6/14/09, Peter Tomlinson <iosis at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> From: Peter Tomlinson <iosis at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [MilCom] Fwd: [MilRadioComms] If you photograph airplanes at airports, re...
> To: "MilCom (Group)" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 2:15 AM
> Andrew Sutcliffe wrote:
> > Here in the UK
> > it is now illegal to photograph a police officer,
> military personal
> > and people working for the secret service. What this
> means is that
> > you cannot now take a photograph in a public place
> without the threat
> > of 'anti terror' laws being imposed and thrown in jail
> for months
> > with no charge (you are not even allowed to know the
> 'case' against you)!
> That statement is grossly over the top, but unfortunately a
> small
> minority of English police officers have exceeded their
> authority under
> the law and allowed this myth to spread. However, I would
> not recommend
> anyone to go up to the perimeter fence of a UK military
> field and take
> photos - unless it is an airshow day.
>
> Peter
>
>
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