721st day of the Tens

What would my father say? If only he knew ... What do the police say? "Being stupid and gay"

A fifteen year old won £4,000 in compensation this week after his arrest back in June 2010.

The schoolboy took photographs at a public military parade during Armed Forces Day when the attending police decided to pick on an easy target.

Initially officers pulled rank on the boy, stating that he "invaded the privacy" of the soldiers, who marched down the high street in full dress uniform, fronted by a brass band in front of a crowd of hundreds of people. When challenged, the police came up with 'anti-social behaviour' in their move against the boy. When the plucky lad continued to protest his innocence, the inspector lost his rag and justified the action by saying: "You were being silly, you were running around being stupid and gay".

Well, hey.

SOURCE: http://www.schnews.org.uk/stories/Crap-Arrest-of-the-Week/ (16th December, 2011).