Re: More station photography woes

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:22:08 GMT, Chris Tolley <cjt.7@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>>>>> I was booked on the 1917 off Euston, but got to the station at about
>>>>> 1600. So I found myself a perch (on the approach to the suburban
>>>>> platforms) and sat and read a book until the train was announced at
>>>>> about 1900. I reckon that staying in the same place for a couple of
>>>>> hours should qualify as loitering - and notably I've picked up the
>>>>> thought that someone who stays in the same place for a long time is
>>>>> deemed by some to be "acting suspiciously". During that period, nobody
>>>>> approached me at all during that time to ask what I was up to.
>>
>> Try it with something that looks like Arabic and let us know how it goes!
>
>Okay, one day I'll try reading a Qur'an, and see if that attracts
>anyone's attention. Watch this space.

Are you sure that's a good idea? The police now have powers of
arbitrary arrest and detention, and aren't afraid to use them on the
slightest suspicion:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,,1575532,00.html

Not to mention the shoot-to-kill policy... is it really worth the
risk?
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