Just watched a programme where a film photographer was following a police unit.
When some of the arrested suspects objected to being filmed the police, on more than one occasion, said "It's a public place; he is allowed to film."
Is this so?
What would happen if I turned up with a film camera and poked my lens into the scene?
Would the police say "It's a public place; you are allowed to film?"
But in my murky depths of my memory I recall some people have been prohibited from filming. (I think Austin Mitchell MP was once stopped by police for photography.)
Does anyone know the regulations.
And why have these police people said "It's a public place; he can film." (Or are they lying and making an excuse?)
When some of the arrested suspects objected to being filmed the police, on more than one occasion, said "It's a public place; he is allowed to film."
Is this so?
What would happen if I turned up with a film camera and poked my lens into the scene?
Would the police say "It's a public place; you are allowed to film?"
But in my murky depths of my memory I recall some people have been prohibited from filming. (I think Austin Mitchell MP was once stopped by police for photography.)
Does anyone know the regulations.
And why have these police people said "It's a public place; he can film." (Or are they lying and making an excuse?)