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I'm sure this has and is discussed frequently but I can across this, this morning and wondered if anyone has seen this. I found it very amusing!
The security guards are just complete tools they have no idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcy8hBfEdds&sns=em

I hope this is allowed.
 
The security guards are indeed complete tools. It's amazing what some people think they can do, especially claiming its against the law.

It really beggars belief, ignorance is rife through society though.

Jason
 
Brilliant! It sounded like a Monty Python sketch in some parts :-)
 
Unfortunately when you give people a little bit of power (or rather what they see as power), then some will go on to abuse the responsibility which comes with using that power.
A spell of unemployment might make those two guards be a little less stupid next time.
The comments aimed at the photographer at the end were totally out of order.
 
Oh god, here we go again........
 
The law is on his side but going out to find conforntation at places like this is like fishing with dynamite, something will be caught
 
it's a strange hobby ... taking photos of factories just to wind up security guards :shrug:

and perverted apparently :lol:
 
new2me said:
it's a strange hobby ... taking photos of factories just to wind up security guards :shrug:

and perverted apparently :lol:
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Wonderful! I'm sure their company must be proud of those guards - and I hope that bit of vandalism was noted by the local police, as that was the only law breaking that happened.
 
i don't get how the guy with the camera let's the discussions go round and round in circles. Just say... 'yeah, whatever' and then carry on. Looks like he was trying to deliberately wind them up. Which isn't difficult :thinking:
 
When you think about it, security must be a very boring job at times, when nothing is happening then suddenly a photographer appears. Must make the day a bit more exciting for them :boxer:
 
Hence why I always carry a copy of the MET police statement of the photographic regulations (if that's the right term) or at least their own stance on what photographic rights are in the UK, so when I encounter any jumpy security/PSCO folk like these in the video above they know there and then i'm a little bit more legit in a professional stance, rather than 'any' member of the public with a camera taking snaps of just anything.

There's always going to be little Hitlers whatever form of employment they are in, give them a uniform and a badge and the power goes to their head regardless of wether they work in security or just a cleaning manager.
 
RjLPhotography said:
Hence why I always carry a copy of the MET police statement of the photographic regulations (if that's the right term) or at least their own stance on what photographic rights are in the UK, so when I encounter any jumpy security/PSCO folk like these in the video above they know there and then i'm a little bit more legit in a professional stance, rather than 'any' member of the public with a camera taking snaps of just anything.
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Unfortunately - as in several cases - private security guards will ignore these, claiming that they don't apply to them as they aren't police, and in the recent case posted on here, a PCSO claimed that the guidlines didn't apply as "the MET police and Notts police are very different".
 
RjLPhotography said:
... they know there and then i'm a little bit more legit in a professional stance, rather than 'any' member of the public with a camera taking snaps of just anything...
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Eh?

Firstly, as you are by your own admission not a professional photographer, why would would wish to portray yourself as such?

Secondly, if you were a professional photographer you would know that in many situations a member of the general public, taking photographs for pleasure, has a more legitimate right to do so than someone taking pictures for commercial reasons.
 
Reading that back it should have read 'in a more professional stance' but I can see where you are coming from in warranting suspicion in claiming to be such, that wasn't the intention however (just a typo) as i'm sure 99% of the time the people who have encounters with these security personnel/PSCO's don't then claim to be professionals of any kind and neither do I.

I was trying to say it shows you are more professional in your behaviour towards the reasoning why you are taking the photographs, not because it's the photographers line of work but because it is his/her right on public property as pointed out in the MET guidelines.
 
RjLPhotography said:
Hence why I always carry a copy of the MET police statement of the photographic regulations (if that's the right term) or at least their own stance on what photographic rights are in the UK, so when I encounter any jumpy security/PSCO folk like these in the video above they know there and then i'm a little bit more legit in a professional stance, rather than 'any' member of the public with a camera taking snaps of just anything.

There's always going to be little Hitlers whatever form of employment they are in, give them a uniform and a badge and the power goes to their head regardless of wether they work in security or just a cleaning manager.
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It doesn't matter if you're a professional or not, it doesn't make a blind bit of difference?

Edit - beaten to it (kind of...)
 
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i cant open the pdf document at the mo so i will post here and read it tomorrow
 
The guy let it go on longer than it needed to. I think he enjoyed the confrontation.
 
odd jim said:
Oh god, here we go again........
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I get the same reaction every time these threads pop up, the videos are all so similar it's never worth the bother of clicking a link.. :bonk:
 
How many times has this been posted now?
 
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