Activist Arrested for Speaking Against the "Royal" Wedding

[Alex_Spider]

Pre - Arrest video.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcx5KF_zL4w

Arrest recording in home.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UscFYYCKOxg

A message to all the so called 'royal families' all around the planet:
YOU ARE NOT 'ROYAL' AND WE ARE NOT YOUR SUBJECTS!

Free speech pre-crime arrest of Charlie Veitch on the 28th of April 2011 for 24 hours, keeping him locked away for the Royal Wedding between Willy and Katie.
More details to follow

 

[Godzilla2000]

The royals would have loved what my dad had to say about the royal wedding...of course we're American so it was okay for him to make such a verbal protest.

 

[Siby]

After watching the videos the guy seems like a troublemaker. I don't have a problem with the police arresting him for potential harm to the "Royals".

Those cops were funny. They seemed really nervous and were really nice to him despite all his shenanigans. "Can I bring a novel" Really dude, you are being arrested and you have the nerve to ask if you can bring a novel?

Reading the title of this thread I was going to post anti-royalty thoughts but after watching the videos I was more annoyed with the guy. I do think that it is absurd that you can't say negative things about the royal family. You would think that the royals would have grown a thicker skin after these years.

 

[Alex_Spider]

After watching the videos the guy seems like a troublemaker. I don't have a problem with the police arresting him for potential harm to the "Royals".

Those cops were funny. They seemed really nervous and were really nice to him despite all his shenanigans. "Can I bring a novel" Really dude, you are being arrested and you have the nerve to ask if you can bring a novel?

Reading the title of this thread I was going to post anti-royalty thoughts but after watching the videos I was more annoyed with the guy. I do think that it is absurd that you can't say negative things about the royal family. You would think that the royals would have grown a thicker skin after these years.

A troublemaker, really?? I think you are exaggerating a bit. Tell me what "potential harm" did he pose to the Royals that he had to be arrested. All he did was speak the truth in public and express what millions felt about that wedding soap opera thing.

Some videos of the Activist group " The Love Police", Charlie is member. These guys give free hugs to passersby, how can you arrest them? t:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Lm62qa3a0

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDGUtezO6P0

 

[Teelie]

Of course this is all out of context purposefully to show the police as being overly aggressive about this and arresting him for merely wanting to protest. Not that I think arresting him was necessarily the solution but it's too easy to paint this in a biased light.

 

[jonathancrane]

The fellow in question has had quite a history: he was one of the 9/11 Trolls/Truthers and later retracted this support of the conspiracy, only to end up being swarmed with death threats and alienation from his friends. If anything, he should have learned to keep his mouth closed, considering how much trouble it has brought him. Objectively speaking, there are far, far, bigger problems facing the world-or, hell, his country- than "those" posed by the Royal Family.

 

[Alex_Spider]

Of course this is all out of context purposefully to show the police as being overly aggressive about this and arresting him for merely wanting to protest. Not that I think arresting him was necessarily the solution but it's too easy to paint this in a biased light.

The fellow in question has had quite a history: he was one of the 9/11 Trolls/Truthers and later retracted this support of the conspiracy, only to end up being swarmed with death threats and alienation from his friends. If anything, he should have learned to keep his mouth closed, considering how much trouble it has brought him. Objectively speaking, there are far, far, bigger problems facing the world-or, hell, his country- than "those" posed by the Royal Family.

Wow I am amazed at the negativity most of you have towards this person.
Jonathancrane you mention that he has quite a history. What criminal act has he done exactly that would justify him getting arrested except for speaking against the "Royals"?

I am not aware of any murder or any terrorist attack committed by Charlie. He only speaks what is in the mind of many people. Is that a crime? Hm..You're telling me that a royal family that has accumulated an insane wealth for centuries and if it wanted it could end world hunger, add to that the political scandals that are taking place behind the scenes is not a problem? The logic says that there are many ramifications that affect the world when there is so much power concentrated in those families.

 

[Teelie]

I see you missed the part where I clearly stated arresting him wasn't the best solution so you can choose to defend someone with a clearly biased agenda.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Sounds like a bit of over exaggeration of the police's part. I get being wary of some people, but even in the society we live in with the threat of terror and such, it seems like arresting this guy for that was extreme.

 

[Victarion]

He must feel like a subject if he's going all caps. Go through the motions and go on with your life.

 

[Alex_Spider]

I see you missed the part where I clearly stated arresting him wasn't the best solution so you can choose to defend someone with a clearly biased agenda.

Of course I will defend a pacifist person who hasn't harmed anyone even if he has a "biased" agenda, over an extremely wealthy family that has control on so many recourses, land and citizens and clearly is not 100% innocent of doing a harm of some kind.

 

[Teelie]

And how many of those wealthy family members have gone on criminal sprees, harming people or killing them? Excepting military service of course. They may not be pacifists but I can't recall any of them actively trying to harm people either.

 

[Alex_Spider]

And how many of those wealthy family members have gone on criminal sprees, harming people or killing them? Excepting military service of course. They may not be pacifists but I can't recall any of them actively trying to harm people either.

It is very naive to think that families like these have not done any direct harm. I don't have any proof but it is pure logic if you take a time to think about it. No one accumulates so much wealth by being polite and generous to other people.

But even then, just the power they hold over so many people and their military activities in the past, have surely not been directed towards humanitarian actions or the betterment of this world. You said it yourself. "They may not be pacifists". That's enough for me to consider them guilty.

 

[Teelie]

Theirs is inherited wealth so unless you intend to start invoking sins of the father, they haven't done anything to anyone. Especially since they are mostly a figurehead at this point with all real power in Parliment and government they don't directly control.

 

[Alex_Spider]

Theirs is inherited wealth so unless you intend to start invoking sins of the father, they haven't done anything to anyone. Especially since they are mostly a figurehead at this point with all real power in Parliment and government they don't directly control.

Anyways you have your own view on things. Point is the only good intentioned and with feelings person among them was Diana, that did some charity also among other things and sadly her life was cut short by an '"accident".

 

[SpideyForPrez]

I love how polite British police can be.

"Terribly sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm afraid we're going to have to arrest you. Nasty business that, but you may record us if you wish."

 

[Alex_Spider]

I love how polite British police can be.

"Terribly sorry for the inconvenience, but I'm afraid we're going to have to arrest you. Nasty business that, but you may record us if you wish."

Yeah I agree as well they were polite indeed and seemed like fun persons to hang out when not in duty. They even seemed not enjoying the arrest procedure, but were doing it only because they were forced by their superiors.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

We're definitely not getting the whole story here and these people had to have been testing the line. The guy says knew he was going to be arrested and almost seemed to be glad of it, why because all his videos point to this charming, non-violent protestor. If you haven't done anything wrong, you don't have everything ready to go for your arrest, the lawyer, the camera ready to record, all that. He may have known some violent protestors too so the police use one of his questionable acts to question him about his more violent friends. It all just seems way too one sided. Not saying government isn't corrupt, not saying the Royal Wedding was way too blown out of proportion or anything, but there are two other sides to this story, the police/governments side and the truth.

 

[scifiwolf]

I liked the part where Simon Pegg arrested him.

"May I come in?"
"No."
"Oh, well, all right."