Comments on: Brighton Revisited http://jwarren.co.uk/blog/brighton-revisited/ Blog of a London based Documentary Photographer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:16:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: EDOprotester http://jwarren.co.uk/blog/brighton-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-193 EDOprotester Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:46:28 +0000 http://j-warren.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-193 I'm sorry to hear you've had your taste of police harrassment. But try and imagine what it is like for protesters (in theory a lawful activity). To go on a protest these days is to be almost certain of intimidation, surveilance, assault, insults, and aggressive, illegal orders from police, with arrest if you don't do what you're told immediately. It's as if expressing oneself politically makes one a criminal. Maybe you could think a bit more about this when you make ambiguous statements like 'past protests outside the factory have been violent', as if a few broken windows is equivalent to the blood, bruises and broken bones dished out by the police. We are rapidly heading towards a totalitarian society and I think everyone needs to take this seriously, whether or not they choose to exercise their rapidly disappearing right to freedom of political expression or not. I’m sorry to hear you’ve had your taste of police harrassment. But try and imagine what it is like for protesters (in theory a lawful activity). To go on a protest these days is to be almost certain of intimidation, surveilance, assault, insults, and aggressive, illegal orders from police, with arrest if you don’t do what you’re told immediately. It’s as if expressing oneself politically makes one a criminal. Maybe you could think a bit more about this when you make ambiguous statements like ‘past protests outside the factory have been violent’, as if a few broken windows is equivalent to the blood, bruises and broken bones dished out by the police. We are rapidly heading towards a totalitarian society and I think everyone needs to take this seriously, whether or not they choose to exercise their rapidly disappearing right to freedom of political expression or not.

]]> By: Police target journalists at protest against arms manufacturer EDO MBM in Brighton (15.10.08). « marc vallée http://jwarren.co.uk/blog/brighton-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Police target journalists at protest against arms manufacturer EDO MBM in Brighton (15.10.08). « marc vallée Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:20:54 +0000 http://j-warren.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-188 [...] Photographer Jonathan Warren [...] [...] Photographer Jonathan Warren [...]

]]> By: Blog - Simon Rigglesworth Photography » Over-zealous policing of photographers continues http://jwarren.co.uk/blog/brighton-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Blog - Simon Rigglesworth Photography » Over-zealous policing of photographers continues Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:20:37 +0000 http://j-warren.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-189 [...] his blog he writes that members of the Police Forward Intelligence Team (FIT) filmed him and a collegue as [...] [...] his blog he writes that members of the Police Forward Intelligence Team (FIT) filmed him and a collegue as [...]

]]> By: Francis Sedgemore http://jwarren.co.uk/blog/brighton-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Francis Sedgemore Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:29:14 +0000 http://j-warren.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-190 "...photographer Guy Smallman was bitten by a police attack dog which required medical attention." I'm acquainted with Guy through our membership of the London Freelance Branch of the NUJ. But I wasn't aware that he is toxic to police dogs. As for Climate Camp, I too was searched by the police – on three occasions – despite identifying myself as a journalist. The officers concerned were courteous and professional, but I couldn't help feeling that the policing of the event as a whole was politically-motivated. “…photographer Guy Smallman was bitten by a police attack dog which required medical attention.”

I’m acquainted with Guy through our membership of the London Freelance Branch of the NUJ. But I wasn’t aware that he is toxic to police dogs.

As for Climate Camp, I too was searched by the police – on three occasions – despite identifying myself as a journalist. The officers concerned were courteous and professional, but I couldn’t help feeling that the policing of the event as a whole was politically-motivated.

]]> By: >Re: PHOTO » Blog Archive » Police attack Photographers http://jwarren.co.uk/blog/brighton-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-192 >Re: PHOTO » Blog Archive » Police attack Photographers Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:55:16 +0000 http://j-warren.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-192 [...] other photographers, Marc Vallée and Jonathan Warren have described how they were filmed and questioned before the start of the event, and told they [...] [...] other photographers, Marc Vallée and Jonathan Warren have described how they were filmed and questioned before the start of the event, and told they [...]

]]> By: Michael Preston http://jwarren.co.uk/blog/brighton-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Michael Preston Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:20:26 +0000 http://j-warren.co.uk/blog/?p=104#comment-191 I've just read on Marc Valeé's blog how these knuckle draggers seemingly set out to target you. It sounds really shitty. Somewhat bizarrely when I covered the Olympic parade in London, there was a FIT team filming people, although what they felt they were obtaining in ‘intelligence’ I can’t imagine! Hang in there and stay safe. Michael I’ve just read on Marc Valeé’s blog how these knuckle draggers seemingly set out to target you. It sounds really shitty.

Somewhat bizarrely when I covered the Olympic parade in London, there was a FIT team filming people, although what they felt they were obtaining in ‘intelligence’ I can’t imagine!

Hang in there and stay safe.

Michael

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