Change in the Law on Photography

This video was made before the change in the law under the Terrorism Act, which now means you cannot photograph the police, even, we presume if they're kicking the proverbial out of a peaceful protester, arresting a beggar or caught taking cocaine.

The Daily Mirror in November 2008 posted this video of police abuse of power. Clearly, this kind of video footage doesn't reflect that well on the UK Police force. Perhaps, this is one reason why they don't want to be filmed...This was a case of 'mistaken identitiy'. Oh that's alright then, because obviously the 'right man' deserved a good hiding at the hands of the boys in blue. Instead they picked on a war hero who'd served for this country on an ordinary night out in the town centre.

Well, at least, thank God, this will mean the end of those awful 'Police, Camera, Action' programmes, where a film crew follow the police around on a night on the beat in St Albans town centre, while viewers at home cheer the good cops on as they arrest a drunk for having the temerity to swear at them when they don't respond to police 'diplomacy', and then sling them in the cells for a night.

I remember the time a friend and I were once standing outside a nightclub and the bouncer asked us to smoke further away from the entrance of the club. There was nobody else there, partially I expect because it was the first weekend of the smoking ban. I think I sarcastically said, "Yes, you're right, I mean, look at the queue of people trying to get in." We proceeded to have something of an argument and then my friend and I were thrown out of the club. I considered it a grave injustice and said to him something like, "You pray? Well I do! I'm going to pray for you you f***!"

Joe Pesci eat your heart out. That's as close to getting in trouble with authority as I've come.