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Re:Sheriff Fires Cop Who Threatened to Arrest Me for Taking ... by bart42_0 on Tuesday February 04, 2014 @08:35AM (#7177236)
In Spain they don't threaten to arrest you for taking photos of cops, they arrest you immediately without any warning.
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Re:Sheriff Fires Cop Who Threatened to Arrest Me for Taking ... by Tyrannosaurs on Tuesday February 04, 2014 @09:11AM (#7177440)
But is it actually against Spanish law?

If an officer arrests you for breaking a bad law, that's not on the officer, that's on the legislators.

The UK it's a grey area. In theory it's fine unless the officer has reason to believe that the photos will be used to aid in an act of terrorism but that wiggle room could potentially be enough for an officer wishing to abuse their power.

Interestingly the Met actually have a page on photographers rights in this (and other) regards: http://content.met.police.uk/Site/photographyadvice

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Re:Sheriff Fires Cop Who Threatened to Arrest Me for Taking ... by dandelany on Tuesday February 04, 2014 @11:25AM (#7178389)
> But is it actually against Spanish law?

Not yet. http://rt.com/op-edge/spain-law-protest-violence-621/

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