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Snapper to sue police Oct 29 2006 By Sarah Robertson, The Sunday Sun A furious Press photographer is to sue a North police force for false arrest, claiming he also lost £8000 worth of equipment after being cuffed. Marc McMahon, who was working with his daughter Carly, 16, said the incident was sparked when he tried to take a picture of a man threatening to jump off Newcastle's Tyne Bridge. He was approached by two police officers and one said he couldn't take photographs, despite seeing his ID. Marc, 36, said: "I told the officer we were well within our rights to take photos as there was no police cordon, it was a public place and there were other people standing about taking photographs." He began setting up his equipment and the officer arrested him for a breach of the peace. Marc, of Longbenton, North Tyneside, alleges that when his daughter tried to take a photo of him being arrested with her mobile phone it was knocked out of her hand and damaged. He said: "Despite me having a camera body in one hand and a monopod in the other I held my hands out for him to allow him to put his handcuffs on me. "When the van arrived to take me to the station I asked the officer to collect my equipment that was still on the pavement, but I was ignored." Marc was kept in the cells for 10 minutes and claims when he was released he asked for the paperwork for his arrest, only to be given a Post-It note with the incident number on and date. His equipment has never been found and he claims CCTV footage shows a man walking away from the scene with a black backpack that looked like his camera bag. Mr McMahon has asked his solicitor Peter Dodds to file a complaint against Northumbria Police for aggressive assault, unlawful arrest, unlawful detainment and excessive use of force on October 17. He also made a complaint for negligence for the loss of his camera bag. He said he is unable to work and wants an apology for the stress caused to him by the arrest and compensation for the loss of the equipment. A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police officers are aware of the need to work with the media and let reporters and photographers carry out their jobs when covering events which are happening in public places. "However the actions of the media must not compromise police operations, put anyone in danger or obstruct the police. "In this case, officers were concerned that media attention could have exacerbated what was already a tense situation with a man threatening to jump from the Tyne Bridge. "This led to an arrest for breach of the peace." -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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Paul Heslop wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/yepyj4 [] A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police officers are aware of the need to work with the media and let reporters and photographers carry out their jobs when covering events which are happening in public places. "However the actions of the media must not compromise police operations, put anyone in danger or obstruct the police. "In this case, officers were concerned that media attention could have exacerbated what was already a tense situation with a man threatening to jump from the Tyne Bridge. "This led to an arrest for breach of the peace." Proving that there are plenty of shades of grey between black and white. David |
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David J Taylor wrote:
Paul Heslop wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yepyj4 [] A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police officers are aware of the need to work with the media and let reporters and photographers carry out their jobs when covering events which are happening in public places. "However the actions of the media must not compromise police operations, put anyone in danger or obstruct the police. "In this case, officers were concerned that media attention could have exacerbated what was already a tense situation with a man threatening to jump from the Tyne Bridge. "This led to an arrest for breach of the peace." Proving that there are plenty of shades of grey between black and white. David I think the real problem here is the treatment of his equipment. It seems very VERY heavy handed to arrest someone for something and leave their equipment behind, specially in the area in which this happened. They'll steal the shoes from a dying man round here and yet they knowingly left his equipment standing in the open to be stolen. Otherwise yes, there are certainly two sides to the story. -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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Paul Heslop wrote:
[] I think the real problem here is the treatment of his equipment. It seems very VERY heavy handed to arrest someone for something and leave their equipment behind, specially in the area in which this happened. They'll steal the shoes from a dying man round here and yet they knowingly left his equipment standing in the open to be stolen. Otherwise yes, there are certainly two sides to the story. Yes, the equipment should have been treated better. Perhaps things had become too heated, and he was unable to make a polite request about his kit? David |
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David J Taylor wrote:
Paul Heslop wrote: [] I think the real problem here is the treatment of his equipment. It seems very VERY heavy handed to arrest someone for something and leave their equipment behind, specially in the area in which this happened. They'll steal the shoes from a dying man round here and yet they knowingly left his equipment standing in the open to be stolen. Otherwise yes, there are certainly two sides to the story. Yes, the equipment should have been treated better. Perhaps things had become too heated, and he was unable to make a polite request about his kit? David I wouldn't be surprised. I think the police, and a lot of other agencies, are quick to assume everyone is the same. they're so used to dealing with troublemakers they don't always think that a certain situation could be handled differently. If I am right about the incident this guy was trying to photograph it brought a lot of roads to a standstill as they shut off two bridges and another is being repaired. I can imagine tempers being frayed quite a bit! -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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"David J Taylor" wrote in message k... Paul Heslop wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yepyj4 [] A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police officers are aware of the need to work with the media and let reporters and photographers carry out their jobs when covering events which are happening in public places. "However the actions of the media must not compromise police operations, put anyone in danger or obstruct the police. "In this case, officers were concerned that media attention could have exacerbated what was already a tense situation with a man threatening to jump from the Tyne Bridge. "This led to an arrest for breach of the peace." Proving that there are plenty of shades of grey between black and white. David Sounds more like shades of red to me, if you know what I mean. Bill Crocker |
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"Paul Heslop" wrote in message ... David J Taylor wrote: Paul Heslop wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yepyj4 [] A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police officers are aware of the need to work with the media and let reporters and photographers carry out their jobs when covering events which are happening in public places. "However the actions of the media must not compromise police operations, put anyone in danger or obstruct the police. "In this case, officers were concerned that media attention could have exacerbated what was already a tense situation with a man threatening to jump from the Tyne Bridge. "This led to an arrest for breach of the peace." Proving that there are plenty of shades of grey between black and white. David I think the real problem here is the treatment of his equipment. It seems very VERY heavy handed to arrest someone for something and leave their equipment behind, specially in the area in which this happened. They'll steal the shoes from a dying man round here and yet they knowingly left his equipment standing in the open to be stolen. Otherwise yes, there are certainly two sides to the story. -- Paul You would think if the arrest was conducted properly, the equipment would have been held as evidence. Bill Crocker |
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Bill Crocker wrote:
"Paul Heslop" wrote in message ... David J Taylor wrote: Paul Heslop wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yepyj4 [] A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police officers are aware of the need to work with the media and let reporters and photographers carry out their jobs when covering events which are happening in public places. "However the actions of the media must not compromise police operations, put anyone in danger or obstruct the police. "In this case, officers were concerned that media attention could have exacerbated what was already a tense situation with a man threatening to jump from the Tyne Bridge. "This led to an arrest for breach of the peace." Proving that there are plenty of shades of grey between black and white. David I think the real problem here is the treatment of his equipment. It seems very VERY heavy handed to arrest someone for something and leave their equipment behind, specially in the area in which this happened. They'll steal the shoes from a dying man round here and yet they knowingly left his equipment standing in the open to be stolen. Otherwise yes, there are certainly two sides to the story. -- Paul You would think if the arrest was conducted properly, the equipment would have been held as evidence. Bill Crocker well, if there was truth in them slapping the camera phone out of his daughter's hand then I'd say it definitely wasn't handled properly. -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:00:34 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/yepyj4 Snapper to sue police Oct 29 2006 By Sarah Robertson, The Sunday Sun A furious Press photographer is to sue a North police force for false arrest, claiming he also lost £8000 worth of equipment after being cuffed. Marc McMahon, who was working with his daughter Carly, 16, said the incident was sparked when he tried to take a picture of a man threatening to jump off Newcastle's Tyne Bridge. He was approached by two police officers and one said he couldn't take photographs, despite seeing his ID. Marc, 36, said: "I told the officer we were well within our rights to take photos as there was no police cordon, it was a public place and there were other people standing about taking photographs." He began setting up his equipment and the officer arrested him for a breach of the peace. Marc, of Longbenton, North Tyneside, alleges that when his daughter tried to take a photo of him being arrested with her mobile phone it was knocked out of her hand and damaged. He said: "Despite me having a camera body in one hand and a monopod in the other I held my hands out for him to allow him to put his handcuffs on me. "When the van arrived to take me to the station I asked the officer to collect my equipment that was still on the pavement, but I was ignored." Marc was kept in the cells for 10 minutes and claims when he was released he asked for the paperwork for his arrest, only to be given a Post-It note with the incident number on and date. His equipment has never been found and he claims CCTV footage shows a man walking away from the scene with a black backpack that looked like his camera bag. Mr McMahon has asked his solicitor Peter Dodds to file a complaint against Northumbria Police for aggressive assault, unlawful arrest, unlawful detainment and excessive use of force on October 17. He also made a complaint for negligence for the loss of his camera bag. He said he is unable to work and wants an apology for the stress caused to him by the arrest and compensation for the loss of the equipment. A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "Police officers are aware of the need to work with the media and let reporters and photographers carry out their jobs when covering events which are happening in public places. "However the actions of the media must not compromise police operations, put anyone in danger or obstruct the police. "In this case, officers were concerned that media attention could have exacerbated what was already a tense situation with a man threatening to jump from the Tyne Bridge. "This led to an arrest for breach of the peace." Cross-posted to uk.legal, where the increasing use of police state tactics is of interest. -- Phil Stovell, South Hampshire, UK "They said I should not take him to the police, but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife" |
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Phil Stovell wrote:
Cross-posted to uk.legal, where the increasing use of police state tactics is of interest. -- Phil Stovell, South Hampshire, UK "They said I should not take him to the police, but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife" I'm glad you did that and not me :O) -- Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged) ------------------------------------------------------- Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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