Et par østrigske turister, den 69-årige Klaus Matzka og hans søn, begik den uhørte forbrydelse at fotografere en rutebilstation i London. Ordensmagtens reaktion var prompte: En alvorlig påtale om, at den slags tøjeri er “strengt forbudt”, og omgående sletning af billederne.
For hvad kan der ikke ske, hvis turister og andre folk får lov til bare sådan at gå og tage billeder?
the tourists have said they had to return home to Vienna without their holiday pictures after two policemen forced them to delete the photographs from their cameras in the name of preventing terrorism.
Matkza, a 69-year-old retired television cameraman with a taste for modern architecture, was told that photographing anything to do with transport was “strictly forbidden”. The policemen also recorded the pair’s details, including passport numbers and hotel addresses.
In a letter in today’s Guardian, Matzka wrote: “I understand the need for some sensitivity in an era of terrorism, but isn’t it naive to think terrorism can be prevented by terrorising tourists?”
The Metropolitan police said it was investigating the allegations.
In a telephone interview from his home in Vienna, Matka said: “I’ve never had these experiences anywhere, never in the world, not even in Communist countries.”
Måske fordi terrorfrygten så småt er ved at gøre visse vestlige lande værre end den gamle østblok, i hvert fald på nogle områder.
Matzka har nu svoret, at han aldrig vil vende tilbage til London efter den behandling, og det kan man jo egentlig godt forstå.
Link: Police delete London tourists’ photos ‘to prevent terrorism’
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