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About 2 meters away(Something the police fail to do).As above, completely missing the point, complete inability to recognise the use of common sense in these times. The journalist was following the officers, your behaviour effects others behaviour, that didn't need to become an incident.
And how exactly were the officers supposed to know he was a journalist? when they were in the vehicle. And even if he is one as claimed, the likelyhood of him carrying around his work ID whilst jogging is extremely low, how can this be verified by the officers.
Maybe i'm wrong but leaving your house during lockdown should be for exercise, buying food etc, no?. I dont remember the bit where you're meant to follow officers around recording them for merely a routine arrest. Where do you draw the line? Presumably by the logic youre inferring because its technically legal, people should basically be out and about following and filming officers carrying out their duties just because they can and officers should not say anything and let it continue. All massively helpful during this time of a global pandemic.
What law was broken by the person filming ? There was no need to for the police to get out of their vehicle and stop him filming. You're talking about common sense yet you're defending a group of people breaking social distance because someone had their phone out.
Also as for how exactly were the officers supposed to know he was a journalist ? I'm pretty sure you don't need to be journalist in order film in public spaces
Freedom to photograph and film
Members of the public and the media do not need a permit to film or photograph in public places and police have no power to stop them filming or photographing incidents or police personnel
https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/ph/photography-advice/
You are advocating the police and the government penalise people for standing still ? And our weekly shopping trips turns into super market sweep ?standing still doesn't sound like exercising to me. standing and filming definitely not. are you saying we should all just ignore the government advice in the middle of this pandemic?
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