Graham Linehan, the comedian arrested over gender-critical social media posts, is set to sue the Metropolitan Police for wrongful arrest and breach of his free speech rights.
The Father Ted co-creator said he was taking the action because he had been “treated like a terrorist for speaking his mind on social media”….
Linehan said: “This was a horrible glimpse of the dystopian clown show that Britain has become. The FSU will support me by providing lawyers to advise on a claim against the Met police for wrongful arrest and wrongful imprisonment in the hope that no one else is treated like a terrorist for speaking their mind on social media.”
Meanwhile…
As the row intensified Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, joined calls to change the law, saying that his officers were in an “impossible position”. He added: “Officers should not be policing toxic culture wars debates.”
This is nonsense. He's deflecting – passing the buck. It was a police decision to arrest Linehan with a show of force, just as they've been police decisions not to bother when women are threatened by violent trans activists. And just as they've been police decisions not to bother with stuff like shoplifting or threats to property any more. By all means clarify the law, but it's Rowley who should be in the dock here – as, let's hope, he will be when Linehan's wrongful arrest case comes up.
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