TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using 'smart' glasses
Footage posted by Scott Margerison includes him swearing at a stranger, making sexualised comments about young women and an interaction with a Sikh shop worker where he talks about a plan to "breed out the white race". In another video Margerison, from Rochdale, recorded a tour of the bridge of the CalMac ferry Loch Seaforth, prompting the firm to suspend the popular visits.Police Scotland confirmed it had received complaints and was reviewing footage to establish if any criminality was involved. BBC Scotland News has attempted to contact Margarison for comment.
- ▪Footage posted by Scott Margerison includes him swearing at a stranger, making sexualised comments about young women and an interaction with a Sikh shop worker where he talks about a plan to "breed out the white race".
- ▪In another video Margerison, from Rochdale, recorded a tour of the bridge of the CalMac ferry Loch Seaforth, prompting the firm to suspend the popular visits.Police Scotland confirmed it had received complaints and was reviewing footage to
- ▪BBC Scotland News has attempted to contact Margarison for comment.
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TikToker faces police probe over secret filming using 'smart' glassesImage source, YouTubeImage caption, Margerison filmed a series of encounters around Scotland using Oakley Meta glasses which contain tiny camerasPublished1 minute agoA TikToker who used Meta "smart glasses" to secretly film members of the public, shop workers and ferry staff during a road trip around Scotland is being investigated by police. Footage posted by Scott Margerison includes him swearing at a stranger, making sexualised comments about young women and an interaction with a Sikh shop worker where he talks about a plan to "breed out the white race".
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