The Metropolitan Police vs The Love Police
Posted on Monday, March 8, 2010 in civil liberties, freedom of speech, human rights, Politics, protest, surveillance society
Watch these two videos of campaigner Charlie Veitch being stopped by the Metropolitan Police under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, despite having demonstrably not broken a single law. A comedian speaking loudly through a megaphone is now longer a lawful reason under the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling to stop and search people on anti-terrorism grounds, but watch the exchange. It’s quite revealing:
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