Sing along to The Clash, get arrested as a terrorist suspect!

[thewayne]

Sigh. Guy riding in a taxi to the airport in London starts singing along to London Calling. Police escort him off the airplane for questioning.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12164830/

Thanks to muskrat_john for the link.

Comments

[magic-rat.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of that old (and over-used) joke where a person who is about to board a plane shouts to a friend, "Hi, Jack!". Yeah, it sucks that he was detained and missed his flight, but that was his own stupidity. "London Calling" was first released 27 years ago, and there are bound to be quite a few people nowadays that wouldn't be familiar with the song. I remember it, but not being a big fan of the Clash did not recall the particular lyrics that got him in trouble (I don't know if I would have recognized them if I heard them being sung).

The story tried to generate outrage over an innocent being held for questioning, but played down the fact that he was released after the police determined that nothing untoward was happening. After 9/11 and other terrorism attacks since then, did you expect the police to do otherwise?