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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2015 8:35:34 GMT
Visiting the Scottish island of Islay recently, I was interested to see a notice posted inside the buses, advising passengers that photography was prohibited, and that anyone taking a photograph would be 'denied transport' and reported to the police.
The photography ban is strange enough, especially as Islay is a tourist destination. But the police bit seems even stranger. I suppose that if for some reason a bus company wants to ban photography, then they have a right to do. But surely it isn't illegal, so what offence would the police be investigating?
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Post by sid on Oct 6, 2015 11:15:33 GMT
Visiting the Scottish island of Islay recently, I was interested to see a notice posted inside the buses, advising passengers that photography was prohibited, and that anyone taking a photograph would be 'denied transport' and reported to the police. The photography ban is strange enough, especially as Islay is a tourist destination. But the police bit seems even stranger. I suppose that if for some reason a bus company wants to ban photography, then they have a right to do. But surely it isn't illegal, so what offence would the police be investigating? I really do wonder who comes up with this sort of nonsense? If somebody has a phone in their hand how does anybody know whether they are taking photographs or not? And of course 'body cams' are widely available now and what on earth do they think the police are going to do? Apparently they don't even turn out for burglary nowadays  |
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Post by riverside on Oct 6, 2015 12:18:20 GMT
Visiting the Scottish island of Islay recently, I was interested to see a notice posted inside the buses, advising passengers that photography was prohibited, and that anyone taking a photograph would be 'denied transport' and reported to the police. The photography ban is strange enough, especially as Islay is a tourist destination. But the police bit seems even stranger. I suppose that if for some reason a bus company wants to ban photography, then they have a right to do. But surely it isn't illegal, so what offence would the police be investigating? This seems very over the top. The only thing I can think of that would call for such a notice is the peculiarities of island life. Small islands by their nature are insular places. When arguments/feuds between locals break out they can fester and all sense of proportion goes out of the window. Maybe disaffected locals have been harassing one another. I can't believe anyone could object to a tourist taking photographs on a bus. I have not been to the Isle of Arran for 7 years, but certainly on my last visit Stagecoach did not have any such notices. |
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Post by John tuthill on Oct 6, 2015 13:08:08 GMT
Visiting the Scottish island of Islay recently, I was interested to see a notice posted inside the buses, advising passengers that photography was prohibited, and that anyone taking a photograph would be 'denied transport' and reported to the police. The photography ban is strange enough, especially as Islay is a tourist destination. But the police bit seems even stranger. I suppose that if for some reason a bus company wants to ban photography, then they have a right to do. But surely it isn't illegal, so what offence would the police be investigating?
This seems very over the top. The only thing I can think of that would call for such a notice is the peculiarities of island life. Small islands by their nature are insular places. When arguments/feuds between locals break out they can fester and all sense of proportion goes out of the window. Maybe disaffected locals have been harassing one another. I can't believe anyone could object to a tourist taking photographs on a bus. I have not been to the Isle of Arran for 7 years, but certainly on my last visit Stagecoach did not have any such notices. Haggis rustling? |
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Post by snoggle on Oct 6, 2015 13:17:36 GMT
Visiting the Scottish island of Islay recently, I was interested to see a notice posted inside the buses, advising passengers that photography was prohibited, and that anyone taking a photograph would be 'denied transport' and reported to the police. The photography ban is strange enough, especially as Islay is a tourist destination. But the police bit seems even stranger. I suppose that if for some reason a bus company wants to ban photography, then they have a right to do. But surely it isn't illegal, so what offence would the police be investigating? I suppose the buses are considered "Private property" in terms of their interior so the operator can set the rules as they see fit. However I can't see that the police would have anything to investigate as it can't be a criminal offence and I suspect it isn't even a civil offence either merely a break of a "rule" set by the bus operator.  Strikes me as utterly ludicrous anyway and pretty much unenforceable. Wonder if the operator runs any school buses - how do they stop the kids taking snaps with their mobiles? Confiscate all phones on boarding?   |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2015 6:34:54 GMT
Thanks for the comments. Good point about the school buses - I think this operator does carry school kids. Maybe one day some of them were taking pictures of people on the bus, and someone complained? And maybe the bus company thought the children might be intimidated by a threat of police action, even if nobody else is!
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Post by John tuthill on Oct 7, 2015 9:07:26 GMT
Thanks for the comments. Good point about the school buses - I think this operator does carry school kids. Maybe one day some of them were taking pictures of people on the bus, and someone complained? And maybe the bus company thought the children might be intimidated by a threat of police action, even if nobody else is! Would be interesting to find out what the polices' comments are on this? |
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