My son was in London two years ago and was questioned by the police and then given a citation because he stopped to watch a police dog at work. He was curious to see a well trained dog. The dog was scenting automobiles. He had no idea that it was against the law to watch police officers at work.
I was in NI in 1993, on business, before the ceaseire. On a day off, I walked around the town, as a tourist, with my camera. Evidently, I had snapped a photo of a British soldier, which was a no-no, in Derry.
I spent the next six hours in a very small room with a non-stop parade of police and military types until they were satisfied that I was just a stupid American on his first trip to N. Ireland......
I never got the camera back.
“He had no idea that it was against the law to watch police officers at work.”
No surprise, england is done. The only people they can control are the law abiding. Oh and Grandmas.
what are you supposed to do when you see a cop? Bow your head and step away backwards?