Comments on: Worrisome Met Police Ad Campaign

By: ben

ben — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:06:35 +0000

I’m sure I look ‘odd’ when I’m taking photos out and about in London. I’d love to hear the justification of the person who came up with this idea.

Given this campaign I may stop taking photographs in London altogether, I’ll find it impossible to frame a shot without a CCTV camera…………

By: Lorissa

Lorissa — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:04:05 +0000

Yeah, I’d be curious to know the justification as well.

And of course, who can go a day without shooting a CCTV camera anyway? Whether you aim to or not, they seem to always sneak in there;)

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:00:12 +0000

I’d love to see them try and question me about some of the shots I’ve taken..

“Scuse me Sir….this traffic cone you’ve ad your eye on….”

By: Reza

Reza — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:39:39 +0000

You know what my problem is; add all of photographer’s odd things with a Middle Eastern accent

Once I was carrying a survey/observation assignment around Covent Garden for an urban design project. Then a woman, who having her lunch on front of a restaurant, started asking me questions and I answered all of her questions. After all, I asked her, why do you asking these questions and she said, I am a police officer, and said what are you doing can be a terrorist act!! Then I said, do you really think a terrorist will do such survey with lot of maps and tools, boards and etc that anyone will notify him or her? She said, oh yes terrorists may do it in a way that looks like an official job!!!
Just imagine how ridiculously they are thinking

By: Lorissa

Lorissa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:55:58 +0000

@Rich - Haha!

@Reza - Yeah, not a good combination at the moment, is it. It is scary to consider their current thinking - or lack thereof.

By: ben

ben — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:07:40 +0000

Quite a hot topic at the moment, video on the use of video and stills camera’s in the UK. Definitely worth a read.

http://current.com/items/88856223_you_can_t_picture_this

By: Lorissa

Lorissa — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:34:48 +0000

@Ben - Excellent video. Exactly where my concerns lie and it’s even more worrisome that the people who should know the law, and have the power of that law directly in their hands, seem to be the ones who don’t even understand the law.