Photographer detained in Romford

Thanks very much to a lot of people for their support around this incident. Finally, we've settled with the police and they've apologised for their actions, admitting wrongdoing. More info: http://www.bindmans.com/index.php?id=1107, http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=48417&...

You can hear me talking about the case on BBC radio london at 20 minutes in over here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00lz79k & on ITN here: http://www.itv.com/london/met-apologise-to-snapper97703/

Some of my work's up here http://www.thebppa.com/jules-mattsson/

I was detained by Police in Romford after taking an image of a cadet unit who were about to march in a massive parade in front of thousands of people with cameras. I was told it was an offence to photograph a child, then an offence to photograph the military, then an offence to photograph the police then that I was a threat under the terrorism act. I was frog marched with my arm painfully twisted away from the public eye and any witnesses and pushed down a set of stairs. The police illegally tried to take my details on several occasions also.

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[joecooper18]

Romford police are total c**ts - i called the police monday to report a sexual assualt (less than 100 yards from this parade) and i got a call back an hour later saying they were busy attending a stolen car call

[samilliw1]

It is right the Commissioner has promptly apologised and paid a suitable level of damages.” Anyone know how much ?

[MrLondoner10]

I would challenge the office on the use of his language 'acting stupid and gay.'

Absolutely disgraceful that an officer of the law can behave in such a rude way.

[z0diacx1]

Wow. And I thought the USA law enforcers were the only Nazi's left on the planet.

[wuvlanking]

In all fairness to the plod, this fella was a proper peanarse

[mmarules71]

At the end of the day all cops are wankers every were in the world end of story.

[CosplaycheriseMalfoy]

I hate Romford police!! my mums house got broken into and we called them up and they said they where on there way round so we waited up all night and they never fucking showed THERES A SUPRISE!! -_- so basically they didn't help at all.

[dstockton46]

Get a life u Muppet...

[MegaOptionzTV]

This copper is an idiot - will all police officers please seek psychiatric help?

[wayne17700]

any bullshit to arrest

[wayne17700]

here we go again

[catspawo6]

hahahaha finished watching it all. Couldn’t make it up.....covert operations??!!!!

He’s in uniform under common law oath.......what an absolutely deluded clown of a man......he dreams MI6 are gonna come knocking?? best thing he could do is retire and get part time work as a court jester.