I was going along to “I’m a Photographer, not a Terrorist” in London’s Trafalgar Square tomorrow, but I’ve decided that it’s not the right thing to do…

Now, I’m not saying you shouldn’t go or that you’re fuelling the fire by turning up, but I can’t help but feel that this is only going to make things worse.

Why? Well, I look after a forum and there was a thread about a guy in the U.K. being a bit miffed at being stopped by Police and asked stuff.. Well, the thread went on and people offered opinions etc – and then one of our members, an ex policeman from the US (Or Canada, I can’t recall) offered an opinion… And all of this got me thinking… Why would a cop stop you? He needs to think you’re doing something wrong etc and yes, I know in a lot of cases the Police / Specials / Security Guards that stop us are not quite up with what we’re allowed to photograph and not… Continue reading →