Terror arrest threat for taking photos on overcrowded train. (Mail 07/07/10)

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[Chris from Nailsea]

An interesting bit of additional background information to this item (including a picture), from the North Kent newsshopper:

The secret blogger, who refers to himself as 'Olly Cromwell' and wears a pigs mask at protests to conceal his idenity, was ordered off his Southeastern train at Gravesend by Rail Enforcement Officers (REO) after taking photos of them on his mobile phone.

Hmmm. 

[inspector_blakey]

All possibly true, but I don't see the relevance to the story described since I don't think the pig mask had anything to do with it. Perhaps more importantly, civil liberties are civil liberties, regardless of how obnoxious someone may be perceived to be, and it really does look like SET^▸ (Super Express Train (now IET))'s REOs acted well outside their authority (assuming the story as reported is correct).

Nice to see on his blog that he really is doing everything possible to seek redress from the individuals and companies concerned. I'd be doing exactly the same thing had it happened to me.

[Chris from Nailsea]

... but I don't see the relevance to the story described since I don't think the pig mask had anything to do with it.

Neither do I, actually: hence, I merely offered it, as a quote from the local journalist's article. 

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

i have a question.... your aloud to take pictures or video anything in a public place (some exceptions... security cameras entrances to military bases stuff like that) , now are railway stations classed as public places or private i always thought private and although i confess i have never asked for permission i do think its wrong that people get angry when told to move on because if someone came onto your work property and took pictures without asking you would no doubt do the same and tell them to stop, second question while you are aloud to take pictures in a public place i often watch roadwars and the line stop f***ing filming me followed by he can its a public place comes up, now am i correct in thinking that if the person being filmed or photographed feels harrased that this is covered by a public order act and if requested to stop filming then they should?