As part of the stand against the corruption of our liberties and the gradual mission-creep taking place in the Police Force as it takes on the appearance and function of an army of occupation in many situations, we are encouraged to use our cameras, as the police use theirs against us.
As this video assembled by the Guardian shows, the officers of the Force do not take kindly to having a taste of their own medicine. If you carry a camera, make sure you have access to a lawyer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/21/kingsnorth-protester-arrests-video-complaint
The police paranoia about anonymity, extending here to blurring out their own faces in their own video, is understandable, as it took three of these big men to subdue a defenceless woman.
Update, 22nd July: This Guardian link kindly sent in by my correspondent:
Woman cuffed by Boys-in-Blue for filming boyfriend being searched:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jul/21/police-search-mobile-phone-court
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