Graham Linehan arrested on arrival at Heathrow

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

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

But isnt he becoming a bit unhinged. Maybe they thought he'd kick.off.

I really shouldn't say this as it's unbecoming of any person, but I really do take a measure of delight in watching people of a certain intellectual prowess tie themselves up in knots as they double down on missing the obvious on such a dramatic level.

I should politely suggest that it's clear to anyone with at least a moderate reading proficiency that every one of your assertions and assumptions about me is utterly and demonstrably wrong, but please do continue with the groundless insults. I literally have zero issue with watching you and your ilk implode in a miasma of misplaced righteous fury.

I’m not yet 40 but I remember it used to be really common for people to say they might disagree or hate what someone says but they’ll defend their right to say it. I never see that anymore. It seems accepted that people can be arrested for saying something deemed offensive.

I really shouldn't say this as it's unbecoming of any person, but I really do take a measure of delight in watching people of a certain intellectual prowess tie themselves up in knots as they double down on missing the obvious on such a dramatic level.

I should politely suggest that it's clear to anyone with at least a moderate reading proficiency that every one of your assertions and assumptions about me is utterly and demonstrably wrong, but please do continue with the groundless insults. I literally have zero issue with watching you and your ilk implode in a miasma of misplaced righteous fury.

https://x.com/toadmeister/status/1962905974093607058?s=46&t=tGndANTCcSFoV6PaqNg6qA

“The @metpoliceuk press office has said @Glinner was arrested under suspicion of having committed an offence under s3A of the Public Order Act.

S3A says: “A person who distributes, or shows or plays, a recording of visual images or sounds which are threatening is guilty of an offence if he intends thereby to stir up religious hatred or hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.”

@Glinner cannot possibly be guilty of this offence since it makes no reference to transgender status and all three of the tweets the police questioned him about referred to trans rights activists.

Indeed, in 2022 the Law Commission of England and Wales consulted about extending the stirring up offences in the POA to include the other characteristics protected under other hate crime laws – namely, disability and transgender status. That makes it clear that, as it stands, S3A of the Public Order Act does not make it a criminal offence to stir up hatred against someone on the grounds of transgender status.

For that reason, there is zero chance of the Crown Prosecution Service bringing a case against @Glinner under s3A of the POA.

Sir Mark Rowley should make it clear no further action will be taken, issue an apology and offer @glinner substantial compensation for false arrest and wrongful imprisonment.

Say that again in English guv

We don't live in the same universe as the film minority report. Precog on crime, thought or otherwise is not a real thing.

The tweets he was arrested for will not meet any bar for criminal prosecution (IANAL), nor were they incitement to violence.

How is he becoming unhinged? Evidence?

How are you thinking he might ‘kick off’? Evidence? To the extent that 5 police officers would need to be present?

Yup, that'll be the incitement to violence I suspected.

Again, I can't see that actually sticking, though. He'll either be released on bail or release without charge.
Then the lawsuits will begin...

But I thought he advocated kicking people in the nuts ?

This really is all you've got, isn't it? So weak you tried it twice.

Something else they knew back in 2005: never announce a flounce. It means you can't possibly respond again without looking really foolish. The only thing that could exacerbate that is when you return and double post. It's like when someone leaves you on read AND THEN YOU MESSAGE AGAIN!

Men who have unlawfully entered women's spaces and refused to leave

Some real hate on Reddit as per usual
They're just showing themselves up for a complete lack of understanding of the facts

Strong in smugness this one is.

He said if all else fails. Out of the three tweets that’s the only one that could possibly be seen as violent. However if you’re going to arrest someone over saying use violence if all else fails in a hypothetical situation then you really are going to arrest a lot of people.

Yes but you still dont kick them I'm the balls , do you

That's it? That's the extent of your response? Ok. 😄

Well, given it's actually self defence advice, I'm not sure what to tell you.

It's not smugness, it's mad embarrassment cover. He's leaving me hearts now. Is he going to pull my pigtails next?

And punched, not kicked. Which he meant a joke about the relative sizes of men and women - though it’d have to be a very small woman and a very tall man to make that physically feasible.

whereas ‘punch a TERF in the face’ …that’s a credible threat.

And even then it's not an especially good example of a violent post, is it? It's hardly in line with the horrors posted about TERFs on the previously linked website.

Again, my assumption is that he's been targeted for his comparative prominence in the hope of sending a message to all we 'silly women' for speaking out.
Honestly, I think it's going to backfire horrendously for them.

Agree it’s one of the pieces of advice we were given in a conference at work by the police
If you’re threatened, keys in hand, foot in balls and run

Self defence is spontaneous....telling someone to kick someone in rhe balls is premeditated u

Indeed. Especially when you consider the strength of the average male compared to the average female.

My ilkshake brings all the boys to the yard.