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Father Ted Creator Graham Linehan exploded after being arrested by armed copper for his tweets for anti-transfers. Baba TED and CT crowded writer were arrested by five machine gun -covered civil servants while descending from a plane returning from America.
The 57 -year -old boy, a clearly consumed critical sound on trans, detailed the ordeal on his lower blog. The authority claimed that civil servants had announced that they had been arrested on three tweets published in April, which requested that tranlikle can be punched in the balls if they refused to leave only one female area. The police confirmed that he was arrested in Heathrow yesterday and özen suspicion of encouraging violence… In relation to the tasks on X ”.
A tweet claims that he claims to read: “If a trans -defined man is only in an area for women, he takes a violent, abusive action. Do a scene, call the cops, and if everything else fails, punch him to the balls.”
In another shipment, a trans March was included in the title of “A photo you can smell”.
A third reading: “I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F *** Em.”
The arrest led to great controversy of a number of parties condemning him among the MPs.
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick Express told: “The police send only one officer to one of the 5 reported theft, but somehow it is appropriate to deploy 5 armed officers to arrest a comedian on three tweets.
“Very ridiculous and a complete loss of police time. Desperately, we need to go back to the common sense that civil servants pursue real criminals.”
Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice exploded: “At the top, a series of tweets to the police’s terrorist -style response is extraordinary. Do not be under illusion: Starmer British freedom of speech is in serious danger.”
Labour Deputy Jonathan Hinder, such as the arrest of Mr. Linehan, such as “show that we need a serious reset to correct priorities,” he said.
As of June, the police called on people to focus on struggling with serious violence, sexual crimes and domestic abuse, rather than arresting people on social media.
Independent MP Rupert Lowe added: orum I stand with Linehan. He was arrested for social media post. This madness. ”
The arrest arrives only one day before Nigel Farage witnessed the Congress in Washington about the Free Speech Crisis in England, and the US Trump administration condemns Keir Starmer about the decreasing human rights.
Recounting His Experience on His Blog, Mr Linehan Explained: “The Moment I Stepped off the Plane at Heathrow, Five Armed Police Offices. Tweets In a Country Paedophiles Escape Sentanceing, where Knife Crime is Out of Control, Who Women Are Assaulted and Harassed Every Time They Gather to Speak I’m not doing it.
“I actually laughed when I first saw the cops. I couldn’t help myself.” Don’t tell me! You were sent by trans activists.
The Metropolitan Police Spokesman said: “On Monday, September 1, at 13:00, the officers arrested a man at Heathrow airport after arriving on an American airline flight.
“After the police were detained, civil servants were worried about their health and taken to hospital. The situation is neither threatening life nor changing life.”
