say cheese you motherfucker.
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/aug/08/olympi...nsons-arrest-smiling

A man with Parkinson's disease who was arrested during the Olympic men's cycling road race while sitting beside the route has said he wants a "letter of exoneration" from Surrey police, claiming their treatment of him was disproportionate.

Mark Worsfold, 54, a former soldier and martial arts instructor, was arrested on 28 July for a breach of the peace shortly before the cyclists arrived in Redhouse Park, Leatherhead, where he had sat down on a wall to watch the race. Officers from Surrey police restrained and handcuffed him and took him to Reigate police station, saying his behaviour had "caused concern".

"The man was positioned close to a small group of protesters and based on his manner, his state of dress and his proximity to the course, officers made an arrest to prevent a possible breach of the peace," Surrey police said in a statement.

Worsfold, whose experience was first reported by Private Eye, claims police questioned him about his demeanour and why he had not been seen to be visibly enjoying the event. Worsfold, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2010, suffers from muscle rigidity that affects his face. He was released after two hours without charge or caution.

etc..

says he appreciated their actions??

and

"They added that Worsfold had had "a number of knives" in his possession, but that these turned out to be made of rubber and for use only as display items."

maybe because hes martial arts teacher, but huh?




isnt that some weird news, and a weird response



so cheer up you miserable gits. you could go to jail. unless you have a disease that makes smiling difficult.

batou wrote:
G'day Batou.

That's fucking ridiculous. So an individual has to have a specific code of dress or they'll come under suspicion and may be prone to being arrested. Police state anyone !!!

"Worsfold, whose experience was first reported by Private Eye, claims police questioned him about his demeanour and why he had not been seen to be visibly enjoying the event."

....What. The. Fuck? ^^^^

Looks like this is the first official reported arrest of someone for unorthodoxy. Talk about Big Brother...ffs

Well all I have to say to that, to tptb, is...fuck you, you bunch of sad wankers

batou wrote:
Shouldn't the Guardian be investigating the new powers of the police? Since when did the police posses psychic abilities? He should sue their arses for wrongful arrest! No wonder the public have absolutely no confidence in the police. Events such as this and the televised brutal attack of Ian Tomlinson which resulted in his death demonstrate the perverse nature of the law and its enforcement.

Why on earth is he being such a gentleman about it - appreciating their apologies & explanations of having been working long hours and having a difficult job? Their actions were plain wrong.

Why are people (apparently) focusing on the problems of Parkinson's disease sufferers? I mean, yes, it's relevant, but surely the main point here is, who the hell says you have to be grinning in a particular circumstance, and it's an arrestable offence if you don't!?!

Even if they'd reason to be suspicious, a friendly conversation would have been sufficient to reveal his condition.

Holy crap! It's a good job they never noticed me scowling at the Diamond Jubilee.

He should certainly sue for wrongful arrest, distress and anything else that pops into his head.

I know some grumpy pricks, that would get arrested daily if they lived in the UK.

I like how they say, he had knives on him. Then say they were rubber and not knives.. like wtf.

Isn't this the sort of thing that goes on in North Korea? Someone's not smiling at a national event - quick arrest them!

LesleyPumpshaft wrote:
The scary thing is that i have read that they have started training security officers etc to look for emotional signs in order to pick out 'suspicious persons' in airports and other places. Cant remember the story, i think it may have been posted over you know where a short while ago...facial expressions, breathing, perspiration, signs of agitation or being uncomfortable and so on.

So fuck, if you are having a bad day or something, your like a terrorist now. Especially if you accidentaly shit your pants at the airport when its humid and have a strange look on your face along with sweat beads...thats when you deserve to get waterboarded.

G'day.

I think that it's high time that individuals started arresting the police when they break the law. It's called a 'citizens arrest' and is a part of law in most countries. Here's a link about it at wikipedia ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_arrest

... so what we do is get together and go and arrest the fucking coppers that break the law and have them held accountable for their crimes.

novum wrote:
Not only that, but there's also cameras and software designed to spot 'suspicious' behaviour too.

innovationedge.com/2012/07/16/a-new-gene...urveillance-cameras/

LesleyPumpshaft wrote:
Im thinking those cameras would pick me out

LesleyPumpshaft wrote:
And the irony is that it's the very sight of spying cameras that invokes much automatic-reflex glowering.

Anyone fancy a well-paid career sat at home on your PC spying on people?

interneteyes.co.uk/

diamondgeezer wrote:
Bloody hell! Some impoverished soul will do it.

"The Internet Eyes system does its job! I've caught a number of people stealing or acting suspiciously." - Amit, Bargain Booze - Cumbria



You couldn't write this shit...well actually Orwell did. I blame him, I reckon it's life imitating art

Scary innit, the implications behind this.

Whoever had the idea for interneteyes is going to be very very rich methinks.

LesleyPumpshaft wrote:
They'd have a field day with some of us lot, eh? My stock response to anyone who asks me why I'm not grinning from ear to ear during such events as the Jubilee and whatnot is that I have muscle dystrophy in the face.

I know it's norty, but it shuts people up and I don't have to bother with lengthy explanations.

diamondgeezer wrote:
Shit...don't let the sketti-monster see this!!! I suspect she already employs such tech, however.

DELETE! DELETE!

Ab Origine wrote:
Muscular dystrophy; Parkinson's disease - won't cut it with these particular c*ntstables.