Britain: Man Faces Questioning for Posting Burning Poppy Photo
November 13th, 2012Via: Sky:
A man has been questioned by police after an image of a burning poppy was posted on Facebook on Remembrance Sunday.
Kent Police said the 19-year-old, from Canterbury, was detained on Sunday night on suspicion of making malicious telecommunications.
The force said in a statement: “A man (was) interviewed by police this morning following reports that a picture of a burning poppy had been posted on a social media website.
“Officers were contacted at around 4pm yesterday and alerted to the picture, which was reportedly accompanied by an offensive comment.”
The man was later released pending further inquiries.
His detention was met with disbelief on Twitter, where people mounted a fierce discussion over civil liberties.
Tom Williams, tweeting as @tomwilliamsisme, wrote: “The scary thing is, the man wasn’t arrested for burning a poppy – that’s not illegal. He was arrested for putting it online.”
Outrageous. And yet, most of the public is so dumbed-down (regardless of intelligence level) and numbed-down that incidents like this are STILL seen as something that only happens “over there” or in someone else’s backyard. They won’t be bothered until it hits them directly, and by then of course it’s way too late. History repeats. We’re in for fuck knows what — all of us, even those of us who are trying to dodge the bullets by forearming ouselves with knowledge and self-suffient ways of living. That’s because the sheeple of the world haven’t a clue, and never will. Trouble is, I’m a compassionate guy and will end up helping the braindead regardless…. up to a point, anyway. If the Obama (s)election reminded us of anything, it was about how American gullibility is alive and well…. and will make Collapse just that much more insanely horrific. I hope I’m wrong. I don’t think I am. OK, going to hide under a rock now…. *sigh*