I just saw something very... let's call it amusing

[aesmael]

    There was an ad on television advising people to check a website before travelling overseas. This ad featured various people doing touristy things in a country which looked to me like China and warning us that one of them was doing something illegal.
    It turned out to be the woman photographing her friend because the shot included a government building and photographing government buildings is illegal in many countries. That was the part which amused me because, according to my memory of the anti-terrorist ads we have been subjected to over the past few years, if I see a foreign-looking person suspiciously photographing government buildings (among other things), I ought to report them.
    Presumably they will then be hauled off for questioning, much as the presumed-Chinese police did in this ad.

    I would check this site before travelling anywhere, since it seems prudent to investigate the unknown, but I am still amused.

Comments

[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

:O

That's also "illegal" (even tho it's not the police will arrest you) in Canada and America and prolly Britain too >.>;;

But only if you're muslim or LOOK muslim XD

An Arab tourist was arrested for taking pictures of the CN Tower. :\ Which btw is the BIGGEST ATTRACTION in Toronto since it was (at the time) the tallest free standing building in the world. :\

[taraxoxo.livejournal.com]

It is a good idea to check out those sites. Btw I didn't realise photographing govt buildings is illegal.

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

So far as I know it is not, here. But we are encouraged to report those who look sufficiently 'suspicious' to the government if they do so.