Woman 'detained' for filming police search launches high court challenge

Gemma Atkinson claims she was handcuffed after recording search of boyfriend on her mobile phone

A woman is to challenge the Metropolitan police in the high court, claiming she was handcuffed, detained and threatened with arrest for filming officers on her mobile phone.

Lawyers for Gemma Atkinson, a 27-year-old who was detained after filming police officers conduct a routine stop and search on her boyfriend, believe her case is the latest example of how police are misusing counterterrorism powers to restrict photography.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jul/21/police-search-mobile-phone-court

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[MiClLC]

"We're here to protect you." What a fucking joke that is.

[killuminati63]

that gal is gorgeous ! and what a pretty accent ! 

[roboptions]

@t4705mb6 I guess you don't understand the clean mind very well! A clean mind has no reason to hate even after having been victimized a life time. She is based on her mind set is proof that a clean mind cannot be corrupted. Not even with victimization. 

[Hughster49]

@SkInHoUnD -Sounds like you enjoy being a sheep!

[Demondan316]

Tube station is not a public place, you are not allowed to film there without permission.

[SkInHoUnD]

PAHAHAHAHA "this is a breach of my civil liberty".

Please note this is just a bitch fest by yet another uneducated hippie....and that her "complaint" was quashed like any other fabricated complaint.

[Mathewmartialart]

actually even with the teroisim act, its still not against the law to film officiers.

[KamekoBruns]

@t4705mb6 I'm sorry but don't you have more important things to do? Or was that just another lie from someone who obviously enjoyes distorting the truth for their own personal gain?

Let me know when you are ready to make a comment that actually deals with the content in the video and is not a sad and desperate attempt to simply discredit me.

[t4705mb6]

@KamekoBruns What a feeble attack. You are capable of being much nastier! I expected you to come out with guns blazing! Maybe you haven't learned to hate enough. How old are you?

[KamekoBruns]

@t4705mb6 Typical expected response. You know, dealing with people like you is a lot like playing chess with a pigeon. All you are capable of doing is flapping your wings and making a mess of the pieces before you take a shit on the board and fly back to the flock claiming victory. Your attempt to argue that laws are bad because Adolph had laws was idiotic in the extreme. 100's of countries have laws, only one was Germany but you focus on the negative. That explains a lot about you.

[t4705mb6]

@KamekoBruns Yeah? Whatever. Go celebrate somewhere. I have more important things to do than play footsie with a moron.

(I've GOT to stop wasting time with "people" like this!!!)

[KamekoBruns]

@t4705mb6 Godwin law evoked. I win. This conversation is over. I also get extra point for you blatant ad hominem attack in your desperate and pathetic attempt to negate my argument via attempting to discredit me.