Hercule Parrot wrote:ArthurWankspittle wrote:IDIOT wrote:Roy appears to need some kind of unnecessary drama in his life...
I think he's going to get it. He'll get arrested for a breach of the peace or similar and the council will get a court order to keep out at the same time. He'll either shut up and go and harass someone else or get arrested and jailed for contempt.
Not trying to defend his general attitude, but in this particular instance I think the council youth offending are resorting to nonsensical legal threats. They accuse him of harassment, claim he's committing an offence by recording phone calls or meetings with their staff, etc. They claim he needs their permission to do this, and demand that the youtube posts are taken down. Blustering and misleading tone, which of course just encourages him.
PS - He sounds like John Merrick.
I don't know how it is in the UK, but in the US, it depends on the state. Some states allow you to record if one party (you) are aware of the recording, other states require both parties are informed. It could be he is recording without consent, which could be the problem, as the persons he is recording are identifiable, and are not in a public space. Again, don't know UK law on this, and not an expert in the area here in the US either, as I am just a tax guy who came here for the Tax Protestors/promoters, and got drawn in by these FMOTL types. [Although I do see some crossover, while TP's are not always FMOTL types, it seems most FMOTL are TP Types].
Edit: I will note on some of John Dow's early vids, he said to the person on the phone he is recording, and was told the discussion would not continue, as it would be a breach of the DPA. Not sure why that would be though, as the DPA is to protect your data, and if you are willing to waive that, and disclose your private information to the public, yo may be an idiot, but I don't see why you couldn't. Again, not an expert on UK law, and their Data Protection Act.