"Alasdair" wrote in message
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> 18 hours in cell for discarded apple core
> By Ben Farmer
> Last updated: 8:43 PM BST 09/05/2008
> A plumber with a heart condition spent 18 hours in a police cell after
> being accused of dropping an apple core while on the way to collect a
> prescription for his wife.
> Keith Hirst was arrested by five police officers, taken to a police
> station and had his DNA and fingerprints taken.
>
> The 54-year-old, who has had heart surgery, twice needed to be seen by
> a doctor as he complained of dizziness and chest pains.
>
> He later appeared before magistrates charged with littering and
> obstructing a police officer.
>
> Mr Hirst, from Swinton, Manchester, said: "The way I was treated you
> would have thought I had robbed a bank.
>
> "My family are law-abiding people and I would help if I saw a gang of
> yobs attacking a police officer.
>
> "But this kind of incident does not help in improving relations
> between the community and police."
>
> Mr Hirst said he was tapped on the shoulder by a police community
> support officer as he walked to the chemist at lunchtime on April 21.
Ah, you mean an official Little Hitler. That explains everything.
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