Two Gateshead men arrested for watching 9/11 Koran burning video

TipTop · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:27

In a disturbing development, Northumbria Police in Gateshead last week arrested two men after they watched and shared a video on Facebook of a man burning the Koran in the US during the recent 9/11 commemoration at Ground Zero in New York.

The men were drinking in the Bugle pub, Leam Lane, Gateshead, when they were arrested after watching and sharing the videos.

http://www.civilliberty.org.uk/newsdetail.php?newsid=1079

You couldn't make this stuff up.

IcE-ColD · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:33

Have the police got nothing better to do? It's just pathetic arresting someone for watching and sharing a video on Facebook.

No1newts · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:33

Political Correctness seems to trump Common Sense and Freedon of speech all the time these days.

Not wanting to be dramatic but society is slowly reverting back to a police state than it is a free state.

jp_bl_68 · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:37

What was the charge?

Nate75 · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:37

inciting racial hatred

lovedaddy · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:38

Disgusting

Glaucus · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:39

As above what was the charge and what where they arrested for, media love leaving out the details need to make an opinion.

Cosimo · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:40

jp_bl_68 said:
What was the charge?

All it says is this:

The protesters had gathered at around 8pm after the two men were arrested earlier in the day on 'suspicion of inciting racial hatred'.

G-MAN2004 · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:41

Ridiculous.

Azza · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:46

Some one needs to teach them proper English so they can write their signs correctly.

TaKeN · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:48

Azza said:
Some one needs to teach them proper English so they can write their signs correctly.

Beat me to it

Izi · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:48

what has this got to do with racism?

No1newts · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:48

Azza said:
Some one needs to teach them proper English so they can write their signs correctly.

Yeah. Considering the fact that if you have already burned in hell once its not going to be top of your worries list

Didn't even notice that at first

233 · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:48

Wonder if they would have been arrested had it been a bible being burnt?

Glaucus · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:51

simulatorman said:
All it says is this:

So probably comments they made in a public group then. Nothing to do with just watching the video.

JayMax · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:55

How reliable is this sauce? There is no other mention of it I can find.

Uther · 21 Sep 2010 at 20:58

Foxtrot26 said:
Wonder if they would have been arrested had it been a bible being burnt?

Dream on.

Jono8 · 21 Sep 2010 at 21:24

They will not have been arrested just for watching the video :rolleyes:

They have probably made some pretty horrible comments on facebook.

Metatron · 21 Sep 2010 at 21:38

G-MAN2004 said:
Ridiculous.

Religulous.