Student escapes prosecution over 'gay horse' remarks

Ireland-OnLine ^ | 1/12/06

[Dane]

Paging George Orwell.

[VRWCmember]

Mr Williams, a fellow Oxford English Literature graduate, said the officer called for back-up and two squad cars appeared.

He had to call for backup? I guess the horse wasn't the only one gay.

[E Rocc]

Ang Lee tried to cast the horse in his movie. Big and Rich declined to remix a certain song for same.

-Eric

[Sthitch]

Maybe he was saying that the horse looked happy.

[Brilliant]

I can't imagine visiting Europe in the forseeable future. I'd get thrown in jail within minutes.

[dighton]

His remarks were deemed likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Sensitive horses across the pond.

[snarks_when_bored]

The British might just as well be auctioning off their personal freedoms on Ebay...at least they'd be making a little money on their trip towards totalitarianism.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I was wondering who had the Gay Police Horse Pinglist this week.

[Termite_Commander]

His remarks were deemed likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

*snicker*

[rfreedom4u]

Freedom of speech.

[peacebaby]

Why does the scene from Animal House where Studemeyer's white horse is led into Dean Werner's office come to mind?

[VOA]

Maybe this student is hoping to help Political Correctness will explode
when taking to it's logical end.

[Brilliant]

"the officer called for back-up and two squad cars appeared"



Sounds like the Keystone Cops.

[Brilliant]

Hmmm... Does the horse speak English? In that case, I can understand his distress.

[Red Badger]

Alas! Poor Mr. Orwell died at a young age. He never got to see life imitating his art.........

[Diddle E. Squat]

Mr Brown approached the officer during a night out with friends in Oxford after his final exams, and said: “Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?”

That would make a great tagline.

[MadIvan]

I'm glad the CPS realised how stupid this was.

I'm also glad I live in a part of England so conservative there's a Bible shop in the centre of town.

Regards, Ivan

[Pessimist]

Why didn't they just charge him with drunk and disorderly?

[Gay State Conservative]

Is this a Monty Python skit? Is it Graham Chapman or John Cleese playing the police constable?

[roadking95th]

Did anyone consider whether or not the horse WAS really gay? If the horse was, than what is the offense? Outing the Horse? And if the horse wasn't, does that make the officer and horse homophobic for being upset about being called gay?