Man wearing pig mask and toy bobby's helmet arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer - http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news...
May 24, 2014
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"A man who dressed up in a pig mask, toy bobby’s helmet and hi-vis jacket was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer. Steven Peers said he has often donned the mock outfit to perform ‘comical parodies’ of Greater Manchester Police after becoming unhappy with how officers behaved during the Barton Moss anti-fracking protests. He wore it around Manchester city centre while filming sketches yesterday but was stopped by an officer near Bootle Street police station."
- Mark H
"Father-of-four Mr Peers was held in custody for eight hours before being bailed until July – while the outfit was confiscated. He said: “My reaction to being arrested was total disbelief. I was wearing a toy hat and a pig mask and was arrested for impersonating a police officer. It’s ridiculous. “If they want to take it to court they will be a laughing stock because there is no substance to it whatsoever.”"
- Mark H
That's a pretty dumb arrest.
- Anika
I assume the 'Spitting Image' puppeteers will be retrospectively arrested next. Oh - wait - those pigs were journalists trying to do the police force's job.
- Math Charlton
The thing that got me about this story was the implication that the cops saw themselves as pigs otherwise they'd never push ahead with the arrest.
- Mark H
I'd hate to be their self-image therapist.
- Math Charlton