An Italian student has won an out-of-court settlement with police after she was stopped under anti-terrorist legislation while filming buildings in London, and later arrested, held in a cell for five hours and then fined.
Simona Bonomo filmed the moment she was approached by two police community support officers (PCSOs) in Paddington, west London, and later gave the footage to the Guardian.
The video, which went viral, showed one of the officers – PSCO Thomas Cooke – question the art student about why she was filming buildings "iconic to us" and demand to see images on her camera. In doing so he claimed to have powers that he did not have. More + video...
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Simona Bonomo filmed the moment she was approached by two police community support officers (PCSOs) in Paddington, west London, and later gave the footage to the Guardian.
The video, which went viral, showed one of the officers – PSCO Thomas Cooke – question the art student about why she was filming buildings "iconic to us" and demand to see images on her camera. In doing so he claimed to have powers that he did not have. More + video...
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Brilliant that she has received some compensation for being abused and harassed by these coward police thugs. Police misconduct is widespread in all countries and with so many new laws like the ambiguous "breaching of the peace" we can all now be arrested for little to nothing.
ReplyDeleteSuch unprovoked attacks like the one on this Italian are becoming typical and we, the people, must step in to hinder their attacks. They're not here to protect us - that much is clear! Their job is to prevent the people from opposing the power structure, we are not allowed to resist control, it appears.
"Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their own business" Paul Velery
Agree with you absolutely...
ReplyDeleteyears ago I was arrested while walking to a bus stop after leaving the cinema and when I complained I was punched and kicked to the ground, then locked in a cell overnight and told I would not be released until I signed a statement admitting I had assaulted a police officer. So good luck to this woman.
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