Nabbing the Snappers…….
The UK police terrorism arrest statistics (excluding Northern Ireland) from 11 September 2001 – 31 March 2007 show 1228 arrests were made of whom 699 were released without charge. The statistics do not however detail how many people were threatened under the Terrorism Act without being charged.
In 2006, photographer Jess Hurd was arrested under anti-terrorism laws, while photographing a wedding. Last December it was the turn of artist Rueben Powell, arrested whilst taking photos of buildings in Elephant & Castle as part of a locally sponsored project.
On Monday this week new counter terrorism measures were introduced giving police the right to stop anyone carrying out ‘hostile reconnaissance’. The move prompted a protest involving around 200 photographers who demonstrated, and took photos, outside the headquarters of Scotland Yard.
Now, if the thought of this thrills you, you may like to trot along to University College London which has an exciting course on offer, an MSc in Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism.
There are SIX scholarships up for grabs and whilst studying you will be equipped to understand, analyse, prevent and disrupt organised crime and terrorism. Your teachers will be experienced practitioners in counter-terrorism, intelligence and law enforcement. They may even take you out so you can have a go at snapping at the snappers.
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
February 21, 2009 at
01:29And they’re even getting the kiddies involved: new plans are underway to
teach 7 year olds to try to get inside the mind of a suicide bomber (see
yesterday’s DT’s leader article). This has aroused concern in some circles.
Concern which will be ignored, though, as concern invariably is. One wonders
whether they’re training today’s youths to spot tomorrow’s psychos, or perhaps
to report on anyone who’s acting ‘suspicious’. Now, if we consider that
China’s basing its surveillance model on London, and that China considers
‘running’ to be suspicious, God only knows what a seven year old will make of
adult behaviour.
February 21, 2009 at 00:10Amen.
February 21, 2009 at 00:06A Gordon for me, a Gordon for me,
If ye’re no a Gordon ye’re no use to
me.
The Black Watch are braw, the Seaforths and a’
But the cocky wee
Gordon’s the pride o’ them a’.The last word.
- February 21, 2009 at 00:03
That’s all folks!
- February 20, 2009 at 23:52
Sinne Fianna F
- February 20, 2009 at 23:50
Please rise for the National Anthem.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:50
Night Snowy.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:49
FIN!
- February 20, 2009 at 23:47
off!
- February 20, 2009 at 23:46
That’s it, slide of to bed.
February 20, 2009 at 23:42Snap! Time to put the lens cap on for the night.
February 20, 2009 at 23:41Lovely expressive eyebrows, that Clift chappy.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:40
Well I will stop playing to the gallery, time for some shutter eye.
February 20, 2009 at 23:33Yes, this is almost always a very serious site. No terrible puns anywhere
to be seen. Almost ever.- February 20, 2009 at 23:33
Miss Anne Thrope is my mother, a big fan of Montgomery.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:29
Zoe – your blue squiggle-shapey-thingy-that-isn’t-Montgomery-Clift-yet
looks faintly familiar …- February 20, 2009 at 23:27
Hope you have read more than the photographic patois Zoe!
- February 20, 2009 at 23:26
Hi Janes, I was telling my mates, coppaload of this blog!
February 20, 2009 at 23:29
- February 20, 2009 at 23:26
She was here an instant ago, I think.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:26
This has all been a bit of a flash in the pan for me, I think I’ll have to
do a bit of retouching before I try again.
February 20, 2009 at 23:24That would cap it all off nicely, thank you janes.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:24
Hi Zoe!
- February 20, 2009 at 23:23
Do you want me to filter my remarks Gloria?
February 20, 2009 at 23:21Noooo! janes! DON’T get me on painting puns – I’ll never stop! Noooo!
- February 20, 2009 at 23:20
Anyone seen my mate Laura Mars?
- February 20, 2009 at 23:20
That’s easel for you to say Anna.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:19
Just as long as there’s some contrast.
February 20, 2009 at 23:18I’m just waiting for some sanity to sepia in.
February 20, 2009 at 23:18We’re just trying to form a soft-focus group.
February 20, 2009 at 23:19
- February 20, 2009 at 23:18
We should aim for some balance.
February 20, 2009 at 23:17Vanishing point taken, janes.
February 20, 2009 at 23:16It’s just that this subject lens itself to this kind of thing..
- February 20, 2009 at 23:16
I’m not sure any of you understand the tone of this piece. And the
photoraphic references have surely reached saturation point.
February 20, 2009 at 23:15What are you trying to say, Saul? That we should Leibovitz you alone?
- February 20, 2009 at 23:15
If it wasn’t for this dial up connection, I would take you down a jpeg or
two.
February 20, 2009 at 23:16Are you just going to slide off quietly?
February 20, 2009 at 23:17
- February 20, 2009 at 23:15
And may I point out you are all zooming in on the wrong data.
February 20, 2009 at 23:13Anna, I was trying to gloss over that.
February 20, 2009 at 23:15
- February 20, 2009 at 23:13
I’m getting snowden under here by you girls.
February 20, 2009 at 23:12And don’t just grind to an F-stop, there’s a good chap.
February 20, 2009 at 23:11You’ll get your ears boxed!
February 20, 2009 at 23:12
- February 20, 2009 at 23:11
Surely it depends on your angle of view.
February 20, 2009 at 23:10Compare and sharp contrast, one might say …
- February 20, 2009 at 23:10
I was hoping for some brownie points.
February 20, 2009 at 23:09And make it snappy.
- February 20, 2009 at 23:06
I’ll just air brush it off.
February 20, 2009 at 23:08Could you enlarge on that response?
February 20, 2009 at 23:09
February 20, 2009 at 23:04Looks like you’re on a roll … try to stay focussed and maybe the quality
won’t slide ..- February 20, 2009 at 23:01
Yes we don’t want to blow it up out of all proportion do we.
February 20, 2009 at 23:04
February 20, 2009 at 22:58Yes, let’s not be negative.
- February 20, 2009 at 22:57
Don’t worry it will be an open and shutter case held in camera.
February 20, 2009 at 22:57Go and lie down in a dark room for a while – you may get a flash of
inspiration, Saul.
February 20, 2009 at 22:56Hold it! janes – encouraging me to take a camera – you wouldn’t be trying
to frame me by any chance, would you?- February 20, 2009 at 22:54
I’m running out of snappy comments, I’ll just see what developes.
February 20, 2009 at 22:51Is it Leicaly that I’d forget my camera?
- February 20, 2009 at 22:49
Don’t forget to take your camera Gloria.
February 20, 2009 at 22:49Saul – I’d Plugg any gaps which left me over-exposed.
February 20, 2009 at 22:48janes – I may just look in for a laugh – I’m a sucker for wordy nonsense,
after all – although it’s likely I’d be hauled in on suspicion of ‘hostile
reconnaissance’- February 20, 2009 at 22:43
Is John Wayne Bobbit one of the lecturers.
- February 20, 2009 at 22:40
Sorry to sound negative, but won’t that leave you open to exposure from
shady characters….- February 20, 2009 at 22:36
Ha, ha Gloria! There’s an open day on 31st March at UCL if you’re
interested.- February 20, 2009 at 22:34
Just go and lay down in a darkened room. Our friendly hooded interviewer
will be right with you.
February 20, 2009 at 22:30you may like to trot along to University College London which has an
exciting course on offer, an MSc in Countering Organised Crime and
Terrorism.
……….
If you drop out half way through the course, are you
going off half COCT?
February 20, 2009 at 22:35
- February 20, 2009 at 22:29
Organised crime and Terrorism!?
Isn’t that the Government?
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