Protection of who? – Thoughts of a Bohemian

A new law restricting what can be photographed is threatening the fabric of French democracy. It might snowball into other countries..

via Thoughts of a Bohemian: http://blog.melchersystem.com/protection-of-who/

Proscribing the photographing of people in public places, the depiction of the consequence of violent attacks, and the recording of abuse of power is dramatically limiting citizens’ access to information—the type of information needed to have a healthy democracy. If similar laws were considered in countries with an established fascist regime, it would not surprise anyone. They all start by suppressing access to information.