Article Photos: Spain considers banning photos of police on duty



  File - In this May 14, 2012 file photo, riot police stand guard in front of a branch of the recently nationalized Caja de Madrid/ Bankia bank in Madrid. Spain's government said Friday Oct. 19, 2012 it is considering a ban on photographing, filming and reproducing images of police and state security forces while âin the exercise of their functions.â Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said that after months of television and internet viewing of sometimes violent clashes between police and demonstrators a balance had to be struck âbetween citizens' right to protestâ and a need âto uphold the integrity of state security forces.â (Alberto Di Lolli, File)

File - In this May 14, 2012 file photo, riot police stand guard in front of a branch of the recently nationalized Caja de Madrid/ Bankia bank in Madrid. Spain's government said Friday Oct. 19, 2012 it is considering a ban on photographing, filming and reproducing images of police and state security forces while “in the exercise of their functions.” Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said that after months of television and internet viewing of sometimes violent clashes between police and demonstrators a balance had to be struck “between citizens' right to protest” and a need “to uphold the integrity of state security forces.” (Alberto Di Lolli, File)