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Government Appeals European Court Ruling on Section 44
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Author:  timark_uk [ Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:49 am ]
Post subject:  Government Appeals European Court Ruling on Section 44
Quote:
"this appeal is of no great surprise from a government that has spent the last decade attacking photographers' rights, press freedom and civil liberties in the name of counter-terrorism." He adds: "The avalanche of stop and searches, threats and arrests of photographers backed up by a government agenda that equates photography with terrorism has lead us to this.
The government should accept the ECHR ruling and scrap Section 44 once and for all.
A-men to that.
British Journal of Photography
I think it was always a foregone conclusion that the government would appeal this ruling, I wonder what effect a change in government would have on this.

Mark
Author:  james016 [ Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Government Appeals European Court Ruling on Section 44
I saw someone last week wearing a jumper saying "I'm a photographer, not a terrorist"

Hopefully the appeal is binned.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Government Appeals European Court Ruling on Section 44
I think they would appeal even if it was a foregone conclusion that they would lose. They have to appear to believe that what they are doing is right in order to save face, at our cost financially or otherwise, regardless.
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