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Spain considers banning photos of police on duty
AP via MSN Money ^ | October 19, 2012 3:08 PM ET | By HAROLD HECKLE

Posted on 10/22/2012 9:52:47 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Spain is considering a ban on photographing, filming or reproducing images of police and state security forces who are on duty, officials said Friday.

Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said the government is considering prohibiting the capture, playback and processing of images, sounds or data of security forces while "in the exercise of their functions." …

Many Spaniards have been shocked by images of violence between police and protesters, especially after television images of clashes near Parliament on Sept. 25 showed several protesters bloodied and in need of medical attention. …

(Excerpt) Read more at money.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: eussr; spain

1 posted on 10/22/2012 9:52:51 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Inch by inch, step by step.


2 posted on 10/22/2012 10:06:06 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( If you think I'm crazy, just wait until you talk to my invisible friend.)
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To: Olog-hai

no video evidence of police commiting crimes. harder to prove in court, if you’re still alive.


3 posted on 10/22/2012 10:26:26 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Olog-hai

That’s pretty bad. Only brutal dictatorships like the People’s Republic of China or the State of Illinois ban filming police officers.


4 posted on 10/22/2012 10:29:19 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Olog-hai

Spanish cockroaches are little different from American cockroaches; neither likes the light of truth turned on them.


5 posted on 10/22/2012 11:00:38 PM PDT by Ed Story
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To: UCANSEE2
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6 posted on 10/22/2012 11:38:39 PM PDT by goron ("Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately." --Joe Biden, 8/22/12)
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To: Olog-hai; All

Even Francisco Franco would be mortified about this....obviously sounds like the Spanish police and govt plan to kill a lot of people....they gotta find a way to save money...dead folks produce instant austerity


7 posted on 10/23/2012 3:19:37 AM PDT by SeminoleCounty (Political maturity is realizing that the "R" next to someone's name does not mean "conservative")
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