Sunday 25 May 2014

Man Wearing Pig Mask And Toy Bobby's Helmet Arrested On Suspicion Of Impersonating A Police Officer,

was the headline,




I could barely believe it, but it is true, Steven Peers aged 46 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 Streetpolice station, so a question to the arresting officer 11025, what was your 'tipping point' in other words what was exactly the part of Steven's parody that tipped you over the edge and made you arrest him rather than have a laugh as other policemen did when he dressed up in the same fashion at Barton Moss, in front of Swinton police station and in front of the force HQ in Newton Heath? was it the 666 comic hat, the hi-vis jacket or the pigs mask? 


it may seem like a trivial question, but if you plan to go to a fancy dress party dressed as a policeman or policewoman you do not want to end up in the cells like Steven did for eight hours before being bailed until July – while the outfit was confiscated, a Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “At about 4pm on Thursday 22 May 2014, a man was arrested in Manchester city centre on suspicion of impersonating a police officer. “He was released on bail until 17 July 2014 pending further enquiries.” I wonder what the court will make of the case?


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