Why should I have to waste time writing what the law says when I've been asking others on here to do the same thing to justify their misguided opinion?
[Edit; District; this post isn't in reply to your message - it was to previous ones! There ARE documents to be found on the net, as well as in print. I will try and dig a copy out, although I believe that one rather detailed 'print out and keep with you' document has been posted on this forum before]
I'm being told on here that there are exceptions that stop people taking photographs in public, and I'd like to know what they are. I've asked a few times now, and nobody has stated any law that stops photos being taken, just vague things like 'leaving the photographer exposed' and infringements of human rights. I can't wait until we see rail staff, bus drivers and police officers using that one.
...and who mentioned calling the police and getting the photographer arrested??. I merely said it would leave the photographer exposed.
What exactly does that mean? I take a photo, but can't be arrested - yet I'm exposed. To what exactly? Being beaten up? Perhaps, but that has nothing whatsoever to do with taking the photo being legal or illegal. You're arguing about whether it's socially acceptable or moral to do so - which is totally irrelevant.
Are there any actual cases of anyone going to the ECHR and winning for having had someone take a photograph of them?
No wonder some people go mad about people taking photos of them. How we ended up with an example of a photographer taking photos of someone in their bedroom, I do not know.
I'll gladly drop out of this now as it's going to end up adding another 50 pages of nonsense. I know the rules as they stand and they've been stated enough times by my union, which has also received assurances from the police that photographers and reporters won't be hassled (sadly, not always the case - but it seems to be getting better) and clearly nobody is going to back up their claims on here with anything more than hearsay or opinion.
It's pretty obvious that some people will always believe there are reasons to disallow photographs (and indeed video), and people who may well argue that the people getting in trouble for taking photos are probably guilty of something or else they wouldn't be harassed, so we'll continue to have posts from people who are told they aren't allowed to take photos for some made-up reason.