Attached Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6700122/Amateur-photographer-stopped-by-police-for-taking-pic

Feels like they're increasing control under the guise of 'terrorism'. I'm seeing so many laws pop up with privacy invading issues and all they're saying is "if you don't have anything to hide you have nothing to fear". Well F### that. Everything is monitored and stored for god knows how long. And in the UK apparently walking around with a camera makes you a potential terrorist.

I wonder when the people are going to say enough is enough? But I guess we're like frogs in a pot of water with a fire under it. Because it's slowly heating up we're not getting out until we're cooked.

A couple weeks ago I was shooting a bird on a fence (the outside of a townhome community) when a cop pulled up with lights on and started asking me a ton of questions, took my drivers license back to his car and everything????  I ended up showing him the bird pics on my cameras display so he would believe me.

Then just last night (I worked late), I was leaving work when a cop pulled me over and checked me out all over again. I have been pulled over 6 times in the last 3 years all late at night and leaving work.  Never charged with anything my whole life, Not even a ticket.

I wouldnt mind so much except for the routine interrogation they do, "let me see your hands" , "do you have anything ilegal in your truck"  , "Why are you here"  , "where are you going".

On one hand I understand there are real criminals out there and the need for this, but on the other hand this borders on harassment.

Im just sayin...

Give people more power and they will abuse it even further than they have in the past. Rwanda was a good example of such abuse.