G20 demonstrations

As from 16th February this year it is effectively illegal to take pictures of the police.

The new legislation (section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act), means you could be arrested for taking and publishing a photograph of someone in intelligence, the police, or the armed forces. Placing photographs on the internet falls within the definition of publication.

Journalists have been increasingly targeted by the police, monitored, hassled, arrested and assaulted - with this new legislation I expect that only to get worse.

I would go down to shoot some footage, but I already get shit from police while shooting perfectly within the law and on public land - and I imagine with this new act and the general cultural divide between anyone who protests and the police will mean people wanting to record the event are likely to be targeted for some special attention.

you wanna help me with an experiment? I thought it might be nice to get a tape recorder and record what the police say when we go and draw pictures of them, you know court artist style. The tape and pictures should give a reasonable account of events, despite not being able to take photographic evidence.