On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:28:44 +0000, Zhang DaWei
wrote:
>On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:57:04 -0000, "John Burke"
>wrote:
>
>>Worrying. Their only real objective seems to be to intimidation.
>
>I totally agree with the criticisms being levelled against these two
>people who behaved with incredible arrogance, disregard, and ignorance
>of the law. However, the start of the clips of the actual
>confrontation do show that the most officious and unpleasant of the
>two did appear to be being tracked by the camera for a few seconds.
>
>Now, I would be unlikely to throw a wobbly if this happened to me, and
>certainly I wouldn't if it happened for the short length of time we
>see, but perhaps some people's sensitivities to being filmed without
>asking permission is greater than others.
>
>Is there a legal viewpoint on the tracking of people by private
>individuals using a video camera in public places?
>
>Even if there is, my feeling is that one should just ignore it, or
>else do something a bit flamboyant (take a sweeping deep bow to the
>camera, for instance) if one sees someone doing this to one. Certainly
>I don't think private individuals should react in the appalling way we
>saw these two "officers" react, and even more so, officials should
>never react in this way.
I'm willing to bet that the four-eyed one will have wanted to take
"it" out on someone else not long after, probably seeking out somebody
to make an example of who would kowtow. These so-called officers are a
disgrace to law enforcement and the authority that employs them.
MM |