This is good taste.
Posted on 12/09/2013 10:12:08 PM PST by pluvmantelo
Neil Phillips said he was fingerprinted, DNA- swabbed and had his computers seized. The 44-year-old was held after posting: “My PC takes so long to shut down I’ve decided to call it Nelson Mandela.” Another read: “Free Mandela – switch the power off.” But police swooped after a councillor complained over the gags about the former South African leader, who passed away on Thursday, aged 95. Mr Phillips who insisted he meant no harm, said: “It was an awful experience. I was fingerprinted, they took DNA and my computer. “It was a couple of jokes, Bernard Manning type,” he added. "There was no hatred. What happened to freedom of speech? I think they over-reacted massively.” Mr Phillips, who runs Crumbs sandwich shop in Rugeley, Staffs, was arrested after complaints by Cllr Tim Jones about the one-liners, aired when the anti-apartheid hero was critically ill. GRIEF: Winnie Mandela is mourning the late great man [GETTY] A spokesman for Staffordshire Police confirmed the arrest and added: “When he answered bail on September 30, he was informed that there would be no further action based on CPS decision of there being insufficient evidence to support a prosecution.” Yesterday, millions flocked to churches, parks and hills to pay their respects to Mr Mandela, including ex-wife Winnie. She was joined at Bryanston Methodist Church in Johannesburg, by South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma. He said: “Nelson Mandela stood for freedom. He fought against those who opp-ressed others. He wanted everyone to be free.” Mr Zuma gave his address as a picture emerged of Mandela smiling while holding hands with three-year-old great-grandson Lewanika. The image, from May, was the last snap taken before Mandela’s death.
The UK has turned into a complete tragedy.
Please tip your waitress and try the veal. See you in January.
This took place in a formerly great country known as the United Kingdom.
This is good taste.
the UK is history!
They have been taken over by the muslims and are beyond saving, along with the rest of Europe!
King David was a brigand, rapist and a murderer and yet built a nation and one of his distant off spring still lights the world.
I agree. I get so tired of people posting stories and expecting you to know exactly where their little spot on this planet is.
They have the Government they’ve been supporting.
If you like your political correctness, you can keep it.
That weasel of a "Councillor" needs an attitude adjustment, preferably delivered in a dark alley behind a pub.
I’ll tell it regardless of the company.
>>They have been taken over by the muslims and are beyond saving, along with the rest of Europe!<<
America is only about five years behind England.
Still great, despite stupidity like this.
PC-ism in the US dosent make your country any less great.
He was an unrepentant terrorist.
He wanted everyone to be free.
When did marxists want anyone to be free?
Whats Winnie Mandela doing out of prison.
No, it isn’t. And the UK is 4% Muslim. 4%.
It only takes 2% of dedicated activists to take over and control a country, at 4% you’re history!!
Yes, but the extremists make up a tiny minority. Heresy it may be to say here, but the vast majority of UK muslims are just normal, law abiding people who practice their faith.
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