Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
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Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#2For those who prefer not to go to the Daily Mail directly:
"Camera cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against wanted database. One man covered face before officers stopped him and took his picture anyway. He was fined £90 at scene in Romford by police who arrested three other people Police say they know of human rights concerns but want to make London safer"
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#3For those who prefer not to go to the Daily Mail directly: "Camera cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against wanted database. One man covered face before officers stopped him and took his picture anyway. He was fined £90 at scene in Romford by police who arrested three other people Police say they know of human rights concerns but want to make London safer"
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/facial-recogniti...
(Adding a link to a news source from the other side of the aisle to the Mail.)
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#4How do they enforce this on people wearing hijabs or other religios clothing that covers the face?
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#5For those who prefer not to go to the Daily Mail directly: "Camera cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against wanted database. One man covered face before officers stopped him and took his picture anyway. He was fined £90 at scene in Romford by police who arrested three other people Police say they know of human rights concerns but want to make London safer"
>>Police say they know of human rights concerns but want to make London safer"
Alrighty then, just wanted to make sure that they know of human rights concerns.
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#6How do they enforce this on people wearing hijabs or other religios clothing that covers the face?
Or Respro masks. Legitimate use cases for those, London has.
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#7How do they enforce this on people wearing hijabs or other religios clothing that covers the face?
They don't, that would be raycis.
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#8From the Independent coverage:
> The force had put out a statement saying “anyone who declines to be scanned will not necessarily be viewed as suspicious”. However, witnesses said several people were stopped after covering their faces or pulling up hoods.
> “The guy told them to p* off and then they gave him the £90 public order fine for swearing,” Ms Carlo added. “He was really angry.”
I live close to Romford, and I'm quite tempted to wander past with my face obscured and then politely decline if asked to be photographed.
Of course, I'm white, middle class and middle aged, so I probably wont be stopped.
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#9For those who prefer not to go to the Daily Mail directly: "Camera cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against wanted database. One man covered face before officers stopped him and took his picture anyway. He was fined £90 at scene in Romford by police who arrested three other people Police say they know of human rights concerns but want to make London safer"
>..but want to make London safer.
It would be nice to be safer from police harassment.
Re: Police fine pedestrian for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face
#10For those who prefer not to go to the Daily Mail directly: "Camera cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against wanted database. One man covered face before officers stopped him and took his picture anyway. He was fined £90 at scene in Romford by police who arrested three other people Police say they know of human rights concerns but want to make London safer"
Technically he was fined for swearing at the police, not for covering his face. If he had said nothing he would not have been fined but might have been searched as the police have the power to stop and search anyone who they have reasonable cause to suspect is acting suspiciously.