Police in Portsmouth have tried to use the 2000 Terrorism act to cover up their own criminal breach of motoring laws.
A passer by noticed a police car illegally parked (Motoring offences are a criminal offence) so took a picture.
They then questioned the passer by, David Gates, under the terrorism act, citing security concerns.
We have to get seriously concerned when police cite "security concerns" when people are gathering evidence of specific criminal offences, even if they are only road traffic offences.
Let us be clear: If you can see it from a public place, you can photograph it, and if it is the police breaking the law you certainly can.
The local Portsmouth paper has this, whilst the BBC, appearing to have lost its bottle, had a brief news report at 6 but has dropped it since, showing such post Hutton courage, has nothing at all.
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