Graham Linehan arrested on arrival at Heathrow

[IDareSay]

Arrested again! Details on his Substack. This is beyond a joke; 5 armed officers!

https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/i-just-got-arrested-again

Just finished reading that. That's 1.6 armed officers per tweet.

Gosh, anyone would think there was zero crime in the UK.

Just read this on X. Bloody hell.

Just when you think you can't be surprised AGAIN.

Five armed officers? Five!?

Seriously dangerous decision. What would they have said if the stress had actually killed him?

Why are the police going along with this when it’s clearly malicious?

And they wonder why people think there is two tier policing. whoever is in charge of that police force is a moron.

Unfuckingbelievable!

Can we contact the police and crime commissioner for the area to complain about this gigantic waste of resources if nothing else?

And this Lindsay person should surely be categorised as a vexatious complainant.

This is hideous. What the hell are the police playing at? They are acting like hired thugs for TIMs and intimidating people out of their rights of free speech. Who is responsible for the actions of this force?

I posted on the same subject within a matter of seconds of you, OP. Checked the board before I wrote my post and by the time I'd pressed Post yours was up. I've asked for mine to be removed.

My own blood pressure is through the roof at the thought of this. As Graham says, hundreds of sex offenders allowed to walk free from court and five armed police officers to arrest him at Heathrow. Something is really badly wrong: there must exist a way of intervening to prevent these deranged vexatious litigants from doing this.

WTH what for?

Armed police?!

Police officers doing favours for (ex) police officers? In the good old days it would be accompanied by a funny handshake.

I mean, I don't like the 'photo you can smell' comment, but this is ridiculous.
It is interesting that at least one female police officer, and the one who sent him the tweet about who may have reported him, seem to be able to see what they're being made to do.

Airside UK airport that would almost be default.

Not sure why they thought they needed 5 though.......

This is so chilling.

JFC!!!

Surely, I mean surely, even regular posters here who have a dislike of him for their own personal reasons have to admit that this is not just ridiculous, but incredibly dangerous for our society as a whole? Surely? Even if you disagree with what he’s said in the past?

100%

This is insane.

I have had a LOT of interactions with the police over the last few years - mainly their inaction, incompetence and corruption. I'm astounded at this and it does absolutely fuck all to help quell the 2 tier brigade

This is me and yes absolutely. I think he's a bit of a prick but this is INSANE. It's made me really angry.

Absolutely fucking disgraceful.

Even if you dont like what he has to say - surely people are in agreement this is beyond lunacy.

The time energy and resources being devoted to this vs actual crime...

He's already being sued for defamation by a gay man, and already has a charge for harassment and criminal damage against a trans woman, and threatened to kill women at a protest (which earned him a permanent ban on Twitter, before Uncle Musk brought him back).

He also sexually harassed and threated to drag a trans woman out a toilet by her "kinky boots". I'm disappointed he wasn't charged for that.

Multiple people, I was one of them, reported him to the police for his latest sexual violence threat to punch trans people in their genitalia.

The violent homophobe won't stop until he's in prison.

It's also not a good look for the GC community since apart from Jo he appears to be one of the "leaders".

A shame women can’t get men / or supporters arrested when they threaten death and rape to anyone not believing in trans ideology.

This.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15057371/Father-Ted-creator-Graham-Linehan-arrested-Heathrow-Airport.html

"A spokesman for the Met Police told the Mail 'The man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence. This is in relation to posts on X."

Apologies for the DM link, the story is new so there isn't much choice so far, but hopefully this should be a reminder to everyone that inciting violence is illegal. Including towards LGBT people.