I read this story on-line today and had to really laugh, because it exposes beautifully people's sensitivities and a society gone absolutely mad with Political Correctness and becoming more and more fond of curbing people's liberties.
A man in a small village in England, near to Oxford, used to have a pig farm on his property. These used to be kept at the bottom of what is now his garden. In the last six years or so the man decided no longer to keep pigs, and painted a sign on what used to be the pig sty saying 'No Pigs'.
In memory of his previous lifestyle and his pigs, he placed a porcelain pig in his garden. The pig has been in his garden for six years now.
He got a new neighbour four years ago. Apparently there were arguments between the man and his new neighbour about who has the right to use a footpath that runs between the two properties.
So far so good. Just another story of suburban England. Now the story becomes funny. The neighbour is a police constable. One night Mr. Robin Demczak, 57, (the former pig farmer) was dragged off to the cells and held for more than 6½ hours as the constable’s colleagues grilled him about the porcelain porker. Apparently his PC neighbour stated that the pig had been deliberately placed there to taunt him and the the notice saying 'no pigs' on what was formerly the pig sty was also there to insult him.
Mr. Demczak has been cleared of the charges after being in custody for several hours. A Thames Valley Police force spokesman said: “We can confirm that a man was arrested on suspicion of harassment in relation to the incident. He has been released without charge. But the investigation is still ongoing."
Mr. Demczak has been ordered to take the porcelain pig out of his garden and to take down the notice from the former sty. So much for an Englishman's home being his castle.
A case of PC (in both senses) madness I think. PC Ablett was unavailable for comment
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