Naked protester arrested at Luton Airport
15.11.11
A man was arrested at Luton Airport on charges of outraging public decency after stripping naked and delivering a six minute rant, Bedford Today reports. The unnamed man, believed to be Eastern European, stunned passengers by pouring milk over his head and launching into his tirade at the check-in desk area early last Wednesday morning. He urinated on the floor before pacing in a circle while apprehensive security staff tried to approach him.
Hundreds of onlookers, including children, watched in bemusement as he bellowed about an unknown company and complained about how it had mistreated him. The incident was filmed and uploaded to YouTube and by Friday it had received more than 3,500 views. In the video the man could be seen shouting: ‘They use people for money. I was working for this company, they use people for money. They want to kill my son and my wife and my daughter.'
‘They called me yesterday into the office and asked ‘do you love your mother? Do you love your father? Do you love your daughter? Do you love your son? If you love them do what I tell you. They know I am here. We are slaves, we are slaves . . .They will kill you. They told me to come here . . . Give me TV, give me camera.'
‘We work as slaves from Poland, Italy, India. Get the police, give me security, the Queen, the Queen of this country. Where is she? Where is she? She doesn’t exist. My son is rotting now or he is dead.’
An airport spokeswoman told the newspaper: ‘It is a public area, anyone can wander in. What can we do? We can’t stop people coming in the front door, it is a public space. People are checked when they go airside. Ten million people pass through Luton Airport, you are bound to get one or two with some issues.’
After being arrested the man was handed over to mental health services without charge. If, after an assessment, the mental health team decides he does not need their help, police will be able to interview him before charging him or releasing him on bail.
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