Moment Chinese vacationers demand piano participant stops filming

This is the second flag-waving Chinese vacationers demand a piano participant stops filming in London‘s St Pancras station earlier than police inform him to not publish the video.

Brendan Kavanagh, who often takes to the station to play boogie woogie tunes, was livestreaming on Youtube when he was approached by a girl from the vacationer group.

She informed him she was working for Chinese TV and asked whether or not they had been in view of his digital camera after which adopted up saying that ‘wasn’t allowed’.

The vacationers, who had been sporting crimson scarfs, gathered across the pianist, who repeatedly defined to them that he was allowed to movie since they had been in a public place. ‘We are in Great Britain, we’re not in China,’ he added.

The scenario quickly escalated after Mr Kavanagh was accused of ‘making an attempt to the touch’ one of many feminine vacationers after he seemingly pointed to the Chinese flag she was holding.

Brendan Kavanagh (pictured on the piano), who often takes to the station to play boogie woogie tunes, was livestreaming on Youtube when he was approached by a girl from the vacationer group

The girl (pictured) informed him she was working for Chinese TV and requested whether or not they had been in view of his digital camera after which adopted up saying that ‘wasn’t allowed’

A male member of the group, who was essentially the most vocal in his complaints towards being filmed, out of the blue began screaming: ‘Why are you touching her? Stop touching her. Don’t contact her.’

He added: ‘You usually are not the identical age, don’t contact her.’ The girl intervened and stated: ‘Don’t shoot him, do not shoot him. What’s the issue?’

Mr Kavanagh, seemingly confused after being shouted at, defended himself by saying he solely touched the flag.

The piano participant repeatedly pointed to the small crimson flags with 5 yellow stars, which he claimed had been communist flags.

One of the vacationers stated that Mr Kavanagh ought to ‘educate’ himself, because the flag just isn’t a flag for the communist social gathering – which might painting a yellow hammer and sickle as a substitute of the 5 stars. 

The girl the pianist allegedly touched stated she was ‘right here to have a good time the brand new 12 months’ and did not need to be filmed doing so. 

The pair repeatedly accused Mr Kavanagh of not ‘respecting their proper’ by filming them, however the piano participant once more identified that he’s allowed to movie them as there isn’t a expectation of privateness in a public place within the UK. 

A bystander additionally intervened and informed the vacationers to go away in the event that they did not like being filmed. 

Finally, a pair of cops approached the group. One vacationer stated to the male officer that Mr Kavanagh filmed them and so they requested him to take away the footage, however he refused.

‘You’re in a public place,’ the policeman defined repeatedly – till the feminine officer chimed in and stated to the cameraperson: ‘Excuse me, if we’re having a police matter, you might want to put that telephone down.’

Mr Kavanagh then addressed his viewers because the officers took the vacationers apart. He stated: ‘The Chinese communist social gathering informed us to not movie right here.’

The vacationers, who had been sporting crimson scarfs, gathered across the pianist, who repeatedly defined to them that he was allowed to movie since they had been in a public place. ‘We are in Great Britain, we’re not in China,’ he added

The scenario quickly escalated after Mr Kavanagh was accused of ‘making an attempt to the touch’ one of many feminine vacationers after he seemingly pointed to the Chinese flag she was holding. One of the vacationers shouted at him, which the pianist met with a confused look (pictured right here)

Afterwards, the policewoman warned him: ‘This is to not go in your channel by the best way, that is me speaking to you.’ But Mr Kavanagh interrupted and stated: ‘Listen, we’re in Britain, we’re in a public house, it is a free nation.’

The officer added: ‘The matter is, they are saying you’ve got been making communist feedback at them,’ however Mr Kavanagh denied this and added that he solely stated they had been waving communists flags.

She additionally requested him in regards to the allegation that he tried to the touch one of many vacationers, which the pianist denied. He stated: ‘I used to be not making an attempt to the touch her, that is why I’ve a digital camera.’

‘They [the tourists] have requested that the video the place they method will get deleted and isn’t used in your channel […] They work for a corporation and their faces can’t be proven on TV or on any person’s channel,’ she informed Mr Kavanagh.

Eventually the vacationers and cops moved one, leaving Mr Kavanagh to complete his livestream with extra boogie woogie songs after declaring: ‘Free speech prevails.’ 

In a comply with up video as we speak, the Youtube star claimed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ‘try to get [the footage] taken down’. 

MailOnline has contacted British Transport Police for remark.