Police Surveillance

[MOZZER2]

OK, so this post isn't directly football-related but I wanted more people to read it than the small number of conspiracy posters on the Alternative Forum - and in this case I believe that there is indeed something to be concerned about regarding Police surveillance.

Leaving Cardiff Central yesterday, I saw a clutch of several hundred demonstrators protesting about the situation in Palestine. The protestors were on the paved area outside the station but about 30 to 40 yards away from where passengers would spill out from the station entrance (which was closed off probably due to the demonstration and were were all herded to the rear exit on arrival).

I walked past the demonstration and decided to observe it from about 15 to 20 metres away and in an area where no-one was standing. I was clearly not actively involved in the stationary demo. To my left and about 10 years away was a policeman filming the demo, with the camera being pointed in the same way as I was looking.
He suddenly caught sight of me observing him out of the corner of his eye and turned the camera 90 degrees to his right and was obviously filming me.

I'm someone who isn't anti-Police and law-abiding but I considered his actions to be intrusive, invasive and the actions of a Police State.

I approached him and asked him assertively as to why he was filming me and he just kept saying, sneeringly, that he was entitled to do so - whereupon a very tall policeman stood directly in front of me as a buffer.

For my part, I think it's akin to Putin's Russia and have made a formal complaint to the Police, not that it will do a lot of good.

All very standard stuff these days with demonstrations and here are some facts regarding CCTV cameras in the UK

Research by Clarion Security Systems estimates that there are over 7,371,903 CCTV cameras in the UK, meaning there is 1 CCTV camera for every 11 people in the UK. You are likely to be captured on UK CCTV up to 70 times per day. (2022)

i think you mean akin to china !

[Tuerto]

It's standard practice for anyone. Freedom of the press and all that. I would have thought that the Conspiracy theorists wouldn't mind things being filmed in public, after all, they want the truth, right? or does that only apply for 'their' truth The issue is obviously the police abusing the right to film in public, as is the case with anyone looking for 'Truth' There's some irony with this one...

[TWGL1]

It's standard practice for anyone. Freedom of the press and all that. I would have thought that the Conspiracy theorists wouldn't mind things being filmed in public, after all, they want the truth, right? or does that only apply for 'their' truth The issue is obviously the police abusing the right to film in public, as is the case with anyone looking for 'Truth' There's some irony with this one...

Here you go with your lazy “conspiracy theorists “ terminology, can’t you be more objective, and as an aside can you offer examples of where most of the conspiracy theories that were written about are unfounded?

As an aside , nowt wrong with being filmed , so that will no doubt confuse you.

[Tuerto]

Here you go with your lazy “conspiracy theorists “ terminology, can’t you be more objective, and as an aside can you offer examples of where most of the conspiracy theories that were written about are unfounded?

As an aside , nowt wrong with being filmed , so that will no doubt confuse you.

It's written in Law. If filming wasn't allowed in public, then there would be no freedom of press, and we wouldn't see what is really going on in world. I've got my finger on the pulse