Some Harry Potter cunts weed stash gets found

**Shannow** · 21st July 2009, 7:00pm

If the cops catch you with weed, you're likely to get some sort of skelp. think everyone accepts that.

What bothers me, is the arrest reason here.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/ju...y-potter-actor

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Waylett and his friend John Innis, 20, were stopped under the Terrorism Act in St John's Wood, north-west London, after the actor took a photograph of a police patrol as they drove past

What the actual christ?

**GreatKingRat** · 21st July 2009, 7:02pm

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Originally Posted by Shannow

What the actual christ?

Try it, dare ye.

Jaemi · 21st July 2009, 7:14pm

Apparently, it's against the law to take pictures of the police.
There was a big "ho-ha" about it a few years ago..

MarkMono · 21st July 2009, 7:34pm

I've always been curious as to how this applies to the hundreds of tourists snapping shots of No.10 every day, given that one its main fixtures is a policeman.

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Originally Posted by Shannow

Despite the fact that it is the policy of Greater Glasgow police to not arrest people for possession of marijuana, they will still use it as an excuse to bust you if you piss them off. Think everyone accepts that.

Fixed.

**Shannow** · 21st July 2009, 7:36pm

It aint though.

Theres a law against taking photos of undercover officers or photos taken with the intent assist a terrorist act.. This has somehow been misinterpreted as 'illegal to take photos of the cops' which it absolutely isn't There was a couple of tourists pulled up for taking photos of 'sensitive buildings' recently who were forced to delete all their holiday snaps as even the police thought this was the case.

Eulonima · 21st July 2009, 7:42pm

i think its one of these "to be used as and when it suits/if the particular "officer" is a bad mood that day" laws

burst thier farters the lot o them!

MarkMono · 21st July 2009, 7:43pm

As was proven at when it came into effect, section 76 of the anti-terrorism act can be quite easily interpreted as meaning that it is a potential terrorist act to photograph any member of her majesty's constabulary or armed forces.

**Shannow** · 21st July 2009, 7:47pm

For reference - http://www.met.police.uk/about/photography.htm

MarkMono · 21st July 2009, 7:58pm

Totally outdated, doesn't even mention the 2008 counter-terrorism act.

Someone should mail their webmaster about that.

SkaterMcgee · 22nd July 2009, 1:47am

I think if you take a picture of the police they have the right to shoot you for harassment.

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