Rut Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 A Crawley fan has been arrested for 'suspicion of causing harassment, alarm or distress': http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12462959 You can see his crime here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3pI_MrjAZ0 I bet he laughed hard when he first saw the video. Not laughing so much now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Which one am I supposed to be looking at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Which one am I supposed to be looking at? Far right in the hat, I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Lad in baseball hat to right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 hmmm..what he do exactly? thought he was going to pull down that birds shorts of something...he had the rapist stare when she popped up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 does plane crashing gestures and then 1,9,5,8 with his hands at a guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 hmmm..what he do exactly? thought he was going to pull down that birds shorts of something...he had the rapist stare when she popped up. Airplane signs with his hands and made the numbers 1958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 seriously?....what a joke if he gets done for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 It's actually a brilliant video. How on earth though are they going to prove what "gestures" of the prat in the hat were meant to indicate, he could just be a crap dancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Utterly ridiculous, silly thing to do maybe but to arrest him for a few silly hand signals is crazy, have the OB got nothing better to do with their time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-scooby Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Been watching too many Leeds clips on youtube me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Knew what I was looking for and still missed it first time round. Shame, great video without him (bet he's multiplied it's views about a thousandfold though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 It's actually a brilliant video. How on earth though are they going to prove what "gestures" of the prat in the hat were meant to indicate, he could just be a crap dancer. I did think first time round that he was just really, really awful at skanking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 I did think first time round that he was just really, really awful at skanking... He is ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latter day saint Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 I did think first time round that he was just really, really awful at skanking... bloke down the front in the suit gets the award for that. what a complete waste of police time this is.absolutely pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 What the f*ck?!! this is what football is coming to nowdays, and a sad indication of the country we live in, sounds like he has been arrested under section 5 public order act, through which they have to prove his actions, words / behaviour caused harrassment, alarm or distress to others. It is a hard one to defend, as how much alarm or distress caused can vary widely from individual to individual , this is a classic case of the old bill taking their powers to the extreme, giving him bail conditions restricting his liberty to watch a football match when he is yet to even be "found" guilty. Ironically, it seems only through the video being on youtube has this offence been commited, as clearly no one in the immediate area appears to be a victim of this "crime" what a joke this country is, at least when the cuts come into place the police with have to start prioritising on real crime surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 what a joke this country is, at least when the cuts come into place the police with have to start prioritising on real crime surely? No it may make things worse as i think you will find that this would count as a solved case and so as a crime figure. A crime has been committed and been found, aka speeding they are part of the crime clear up figures. I await to be corrected but I think this is what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%Red&White Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Utterly ridiculous, silly thing to do maybe but to arrest him for a few silly hand signals is crazy, have the OB got nothing better to do with their time? He should think himself lucky he didn't have a rattly fence in front of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 surely the point here is that his offence did not take place at the venue, eg the person claiming to have been caused harrasment , alarm or distress was not there but watched it on the internet. therefore, some people on here could be arrested for causing harrasment , alarm or distress through their internet posts............ where do you draw the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Am I the only one who thinks that the whole video is a bit cringeworthy in the first place...? The bloke only makes it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 hell in a handcart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 in anycase who decides if his actions are likely to cause harrasment, distress or alarm? You could apply a whole host of scenarios to this. For example that video that was on here a year or so ago with loads of Saints fans barn dancing on Yeovil station, even though they were doing nothing wrong a 75 year old nun could have been "alarmed" at a load of drunk football fans singing and dancing but a 20 year old football fan going homoe from the game would not have been. In cases like this where there is no one present appearing to be a "victim" what is the benchmark for if actions are alarming or distressing? In whos opinion is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Trubble Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 Is that it? So, you have some ***** making '1958' references with his fingers.....and? At this rate there will be mass arrests at football matches in the near future. I wonder if they will video Man Utd fans, when they play Liverpool and arrest those who sing about the deaths of Liverpool fans at the cup semi, as some sections of Utd fanbase like to I guess it's safe not to sing "....and the RAF from England shot one down.... " Will this warrant a six month stretch soon? Come on, let's use a bit of common sense here, the blokes probably just a bit of a knobjockey off some council estate, there are millions of his mentality all over the country, we'll be arresting anyone at this rate, lets get a grip before we become more oppressive or more of a Police state than Iran, Libya, China etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 17 February, 2011 Share Posted 17 February, 2011 I think it is perfectly fine for him to disrespect the dead, unless of course he is a Muslim and the dead are soldiers, in which case he should be vilified. And not just him. If, say, he believes in Father Christmas, then everybody else who believes in Father Christmas should be vilified too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durleyfos Posted 18 February, 2011 Share Posted 18 February, 2011 Utterly ridiculous, silly thing to do maybe but to arrest him for a few silly hand signals is crazy, have the OB got nothing better to do with their time? Actually it's a very good sign that they did arrest him. It shows that the Police have solved ALL the other crimes in the country. We now live in a safer world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefunkygibbons Posted 18 February, 2011 Share Posted 18 February, 2011 Can you imagine what the americans will think If you have ever been arrested you cannot use the visa waiver programme to get in and have to applyfor a visa in advance disclosing the full nature of your crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 18 February, 2011 Share Posted 18 February, 2011 S5 can be displayed in images and video. So anyone watching the video is in the immediate area (The computer where the video is being played) If someone complains then the police will act. I doubt the CPS will prosecute though. Even so it has taught this muppet a lesson! Street pastor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 18 February, 2011 Share Posted 18 February, 2011 S5 can be displayed in images and video. So anyone watching the video is in the immediate area (The computer where the video is being played) If someone complains then the police will act. I doubt the CPS will prosecute though. Even so it has taught this muppet a lesson! Does that mean if I am caused harrasment, alarm or distress while watching Eastenders one of the actors can be arrested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 February, 2011 Share Posted 18 February, 2011 Does that mean if I am caused harrasment, alarm or distress while watching Eastenders one of the actors can be arrested? They should f*cking well arrest Alfie Moon in that cases as he causes me distress everytime he comes on the telly. I am going to write a strongly worded email to the BBC expressing my outrage at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junction 9 Posted 18 February, 2011 Share Posted 18 February, 2011 The country really has gone to pot. We should be able to do what we like, that's always been the way here. If you can't take the **** out of a few footballers dieing in a plane crash years ago then what can you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_No_7 Posted 23 February, 2011 Share Posted 23 February, 2011 it appears crawley actually informed the police, as it was their official Fa cup song!!! my guess, is that the idiot was already on the clubs radar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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