Nottinghamshire Police

Ben Shephard

Harassed by Police three times in half an hour for taking photographs of a Mistle Thrush near the gate of the Police HQ. Photography is not a crime. I have the right to photograph anything I like from a public space. I'm not interested in photographing the Police but I'm curious why they're so jittery since they have literally thousands of cameras pointing at the public and are quiet happy to tell us that if we've nothing to hide then we've nothing to worry about. What do they have to hide? Are they not proud to serve their community? One officer said it was a particular concern because public approval of the police is the lowest it's ever been. Maybe time to think about doing something about it then and not harassing photographers who have already proven they're not up to anything malicious would be a good start. When there's a camera in front of you that's a great time to make a good impression. Instead they actively scared the wildlife away and harassed me.

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