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Wednesday:
Stephen Russell, in his late 50s, was on a trip to buy fish and chips in Kidlington High Street when he spotted police swarming around. He had his camera with him and took four photos because it was unusual to see so much action in the village.
An officer demanded that he delete the photos. Mr Russell refused as it is not illegal to photograph police in a public place.
He was then detained and searched using powers under Section 43 of the Terrorism Act,. . . . .
Video:
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/5024297.Police_used_terror_legislation_to_stop_ex_RAF_engineer_in__Kidlington/
The prick of a unnecessarily authoritarian, overbearing policeman says to a law-abiding member of the public who has done nothing wrong"
You are a stranger in Kidlington - tell me who you are - what is your reason for being here.
On what possible basis was any of that asked? We don't live in a country in which the police can demand our papers or to state our business, this isn't fucking North Korea.