Filming on a public street

Fiend-Foe · 10-08-2009 04:10PM

foreign wrote: »

So what do you plan on doing about the incident? Are you going to make a complaint or just leave it be?

Not bothered doing anything, no harm done.

I just wanted to know if I was right or not.

I was sure I didn't need permission to film anything on a public street. Just checking.

I should of known when he said he was seizing the camera as evidence and promptly deleted the footage that it was just a guard who didn't want to be filmed.

10-08-2009 04:18PM

Fiend-Foe wrote: »

Not bothered doing anything, no harm done.

I just wanted to know if I was right or not.

I was sure I didn't need permission to film anything on a public street. Just checking.

I should of known when he said he was seizing the camera as evidence and promptly deleted the footage that it was just a guard who didn't want to be filmed.

Cool.

Well you and plenty of people have learnt something new out of this in that it is not an offence to film in a public place. Just stay out of the way and know your rights.

trad · 10-08-2009 04:38PM

Can I add my 2 cent worth. I took the attached photograph over 2 years ago, a trafic accident between an ambulance and a taxi opposite the Bridewell in Dublin, didn't witness the accident so can't say who to blame.

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Had my camera with me and started to take a few snaps, it's not everyday you see an ambulance stuck into a hoarding.

Two females approached me one partially in uniform and the other in civvies and told me I was committing an offence under the Public Order Act and that if I persisted in taking photographs I would be arrested. I pointed out an RTE camera crew filming the same incident not to mention a hoard of press photographers from the courts who came over.

Now I am a former member of an AGS and I was astounded to be informed that I was committing a Public Order Offence, taking a photograph in public place. Needless to say, I spoke my mind and we exchanged views and that ws the end of it.

santosubito · 10-08-2009 04:42PM

is there not a bigger issue here?
Surely the lack of members with five+ years service in city centre stations is a cause for concern and leads to incidents like described in this thread?

Shield · 10-08-2009 04:47PM

santosubito wrote: »

is there not a bigger issue here?
Surely the lack of members with five+ years service in city centre stations is a cause for concern and leads to incidents like described in this thread?

The bigger issue is for another thread. The OP seems happy enough that his question has been answered, so we'll just leave it at that.

Thread closed.

Filming on a public street

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