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Five people arrested after viral video of burning model Grenfell Tower
nbc ^ | Nov. 5, 2018 / 9:26 PM ‎PST | Tim Stelloh

Posted on 11/06/2018 9:39:47 AM PST by BenLurkin

Five people were arrested in London on Monday after a video posted on social media showed a group burning an effigy of Grenfell Tower, the public housing block where 72 people died in a massive blaze in 2017.

In a statement, London's Metropolitan Police said five men, ages 19 to 55, were being held on suspicion of a public order offense after they turned themselves in to a south London police station.

In the video, several people appear to be gathered around a model of the tower. After it's set alight, the group can be heard chuckling and cracking jokes.

“Help me, help me,” someone can be heard saying at one point.


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TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: asbestos; globalwarminghoax; greenbuildings; grenfelltower; london; nottinghill; unitedkingdom
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To: Godebert

“suspicion of a public order offense”

It was in bad taste, obviously, but illegal? Not in a free society. Not in the USA. Not yet, anyway.


21 posted on 11/06/2018 10:12:00 AM PST by beef
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To: DesertRhino
The same country shoots off fireworks for Guy Fawkes. Isn’t that insensitive too?


Yes, and yesterday was Nov. 5th which is Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night.

Still tacky but there were lots of bonfires going all over the country..

22 posted on 11/06/2018 10:22:36 AM PST by az_gila
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To: BenLurkin

Who knew stupidity was an unlawful act.


23 posted on 11/06/2018 10:36:21 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: DesertRhino
Maybe it was in poor taste, but why is this illegal?

England.

Apparently the Nazis did in fact win World War II. It just took awhile for them to take control in England.

24 posted on 11/06/2018 10:38:27 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: BenLurkin

Could you make a model of the twin towers and fly a remote control plane into it? Insensitive? Definitely. Illegal? I don’t know anymore.


25 posted on 11/06/2018 10:41:20 AM PST by rey
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26 posted on 11/06/2018 10:58:36 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: rey
make a model of the twin towers and fly a remote control plane into it?

We know just the ones who would do it...

27 posted on 11/06/2018 10:59:31 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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