British Army Veteran Filmed Being Arrested After Posting Offensive Meme on Social Media

British Army Veteran Filmed Being Arrested After Posting Offensive Meme on Social Media
Activists have criticised officers for not following new policing guidelines. Nick Potts/PA
Owen Evans
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The actor and political activist Laurence Fox filmed Hampshire Police arresting a man at his home for posting an offensive meme on Facebook, allegedly after a complaint was made and the suspect refused to pay for and attend what he called a “reeducation” class.

Hampshire Police have been criticised for arresting and handcuffing an army veteran for an “alleged hate crime” at his home in Basingstoke, southern England, on Thursday after he posted an image of the transgender flag which was mocked up to look like a swastika on social media.

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