RedM Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 A commuter was arrested at gunpoint and had his DNA and fingerprints taken simply for listening to his MP3 player while waiting for a bus. Darren Nixon was surrounded by armed police after his music player was mistaken for a gun. When a passer-by saw the 28-year-old get out his black Philips machine to change tracks, she panicked and dialled 999. Rest of story at Metro.co.uk although I haven't seen it anywhere else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 He got off lightly, IMO, considering that poor Menezes chap's fate recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Wow, harsh! Unless he was listening to the Spice Girls, should be locked up then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Wow, harsh! Unless he was listening to the Spice Girls, should be locked up then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Just read the full article, seems a bit stupid that they're keep his arrest for "suspicion of a firearms offence" active Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 not suprising. got pulled over in the girlfriends car with a lighter in the glove box that looked like a gun. i was sent to court and got charged for inpursonating a firearm, £175 fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 not suprising. got pulled over in the girlfriends car with a lighter in the glove box that looked like a gun. i was sent to court and got charged for inpursonating a firearm, £175 fine. And you keep the lighter in the car just in case you need to light a cigarette and have forgotten to bring another lighter do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I thought that was a bit of a silly thing to do too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 no it was just in there. im not a criminel, of chav of nothing. i wasnt driven round town centers pointing a lighter at ppl. im a farther of 2. its just a lighter i had in the car. now i look back, it was a bit stupid. but still bit harsh IMO. you guys think it was fair? i was pulled over and the car was searched an the cop went nuts when she found this thing. calling me a danger to the public lol. i till try and tell her it was a £5 lighter and they were proberly sold in ther 100's every day. but she was haven none of it and i was arrested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 no it was just in there. im not a criminel, of chav of nothing. i wasnt driven round town centers pointing a lighter at ppl. im a farther of 2. its just a lighter i had in the car. now i look back, it was a bit stupid. but still bit harsh IMO. you guys think it was fair? i was pulled over and the car was searched an the cop went nuts when she found this thing. calling me a danger to the public lol. i till try and tell her it was a £5 lighter and they were proberly sold in ther 100's every day. but she was haven none of it and i was arrested. It's an offense to have an imitation firearm in public, and just happening to have one in the car raises further suspicion. It's against the law, I wouldn't say it's harsh at all. Perhaps they'd seen some of your posts and they did you for crimes against English as well though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 You a cop? Or just old? this thing was a LIGHTER. It only looked like a gun in its shape. It was half the size of a real firearme. but anyway not to fight over it. What you think was fair i think was out of line. Lets leve it at that, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Oh i see... 30 sorry mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Oh i see... 30 sorry mate. what?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Oh i see... 30 sorry mate. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 what?! What?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 What?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Come on people. That cant be to hard to understand? i know my spelling and grammer is sh*t but cummon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I think he's gone in to Thorin's details and found his age, that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 We have a winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I think he's gone in to Thorin's details and found his age, that's all But what does that have to do with anything?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Yes, thanks I understood that bit. It's just the implications of that and the fact that his age has absolutely nothing to do with anything in this thread was what I was struggling a bit with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Unless he thinks thirty is old, which he shouldn't if he has 2 kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 The OP had earlier posted up asking if Thorin was in the Police force or old - insinuating that he must be one or the other to feel that his actions were out of order. He then found that he was 30...and posted so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboTomo Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 if you read through the posts you will see that somewere i made a statment about his age. i then looked into his profile and found out his age, then made refrence to it. "30, sorry dude" was a poor come back to the english thing, but its all i had. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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