Gary Sauer-Thompson was hassled by a policeman for photographing a public space. Fear has replaced common sense and can be touted as the success of terrorism as warfare through political over-reaction and civil paranoia.
Gary writes:
I was actually taking a photo outside my house when a cop demanded to know my identity. His attitude was one of suspicion, which remained in place even when I gave my name and address and pointed to where I lived. He continued to demand proof of my identity I refused.The flippant argument is "it is just one cop" but when do we start to classify this behavior as a failure of the political system?
