Road Traffic Collision and police abuse of power

As I came back from a walk with my dog Rocky at approximately 7.15pm a police car rushed by me with blues and twos. Then I saw all the blue flashing lights and went to investigate as a citizen journalist of the new media. There I was quietly minding my own business, acting legally within my rights, when I was first approached by a woman police officer to stop filming because it was a RTC. Then I was approached by a Gestapo-like thug impersonating a police officer who threatened to take away my camera phone because he claimed I was filming evidence. I stated it was not to do with terrorism and that I was legally entitled to report news and events of public interest. Because I wanted to put it up on YouTube and my blog, I gave into the abuse I suffered which violated my right under section 6(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• police abuse of power
• police act illegally
• RTC

[delcsp429]

I take it you mean ARTICLE 6 not Section 6. Not that Sect6 really applies here - a right to a fair trial? Who's on trial or who's been charged? Whilst you've mention the ehra what about Article 8?  Gloss over that did we?

[jailhouselawyer]

@delcsp429 s.6(1) of the HRA 1998.

[jailhouselawyer]

All mouth and no action. Make your own videos before you make comments!

[ponyplayallday]

your dog does not undertand what you are saying to it. I dont doubt that the dog is considerably more inteligent than you are, but it still cant speak english

[jailhouselawyer]

@ponyplayallday What are you doing with that knob on your head?

[plutbang]

You are a sad little man who takes his dog for a walk and takes a camera just in case the police are out, is that about right? Get your dog under control before he causes an accident.

[Zildjian285]

The police were probably looking out for the victims involved in the collision, who no doubt don't want to be filmed by someone on their mobile phone.

How would you like it if you were involved in a collision and some fool started filming you on their mobile?

Well done to the police.

[stedon101]

such low quality shite should not be allowed on youtube.

[brendanbutterworth]

Personally I would have arrested the cameraman under section: I can't hold a camera without shaking and should not be allowed near one

Secondly any person who posts this should be locked up

[KukoBlutch]

Keep moving rock, keep moving. lol Don't say that if your dog isn't near you ... otherwise they put you in the ambulance, straight to the funny farm ;-)

[wuvlanking]

@TOXICMatt65 You...........followed the ambulance...........WHY???????­? , The only time you ping your lights off is if your job gets cancelled on route for a closer vehicle, if thats the case then you pull over or just carry on driving. To the untrained eye ( or ambulance spotter ) this looks like blue light abuse. Trust me everytime you drive on lights you put yourself and others at risk. That is why you are monitered as a statutory service. Its the drivers own licence at risk. stop following.

[TOXICMatt65]

@wuvlanking but when i saw it i followed the ambulance and it stopped at mc.donalds -.-

[wuvlanking]

@TOXICMatt65 The reason for this is because the crew had proberbly placed a ' blue call ' this is when you pre alert a hospital that you are bringing a patient with a life threatning condition in. You need a smooth ride using lights and noise to cut through traffic. Emergency vehicles are monitered when they bang on the blues and twos. So no service except for shit private companies who are not monitered abuse lights and sirens. End of story.

[floody2006]

@the video - YAWN!

[TOXICMatt65]

the police and fire rescue abuse thier lights and sirens because i once saw an ambulance with its lights and sirens going and it was doing the spped limit and same thing with the cops WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH MY CITY

[urbex2007]

@Zildjian285 While I agree the man filming is a retard, anyone has a right to film in public. Watch any police programme on TV and they tell the person being filmed - AND - will arrest a person that tries to stop the filming.

You can't have it both ways. Try watching RoadWars, they will demonstrate how their camera person can film anywhere he likes IN PUBLIC. That goes for whether a person has given permission or not even if not guilty of any offence. They are still filmed.