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We Brits don't speak up enough in general. An e.g. German would have no qualms about going up to the person filming and making their concerns known. That's exactly why it's become normalised

Also many people just flip out even about the most reasonable of requests.

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>We Brits don't speak up enough in general.

They would be wrong to, given that it's legal to take photographs or videos in a public place.

There is no expectation of privacy in a public place in the UK.

The law is not a moral compass

Airsoft fields are generally private property.

How do you rationalise being pro-photography in public but anti free speech?

If someone went up to me and "made their concerns known", I think I'd likely just walk away. It's the best way to defuse the situation.

So point blank refusal to listen to someone's concerns? Very on brand for the society we live in today. As long as something is legal, it's fine right.

Also not sure why you assumed there was any situation to be "defused". Weird. I guess you may be the type I referred to in my last paragraph

> So point blank refusal to listen to someone's concerns?

If you know you're just going to remain in disagreement, then hell yes. It's not worth the conflict. Now, if they could point to a law I was breaking, then maybe I'd entertain them for a minute, but this is not that.

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