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| Kuwaiti official tasered after urinating on Blair's doorstep | |
| 2012-04-23 | |
| A Kuwaiti government official was tasered by police officers after he was discovered urinating outside the home of Tony Blair. Diplomatic protection officers encountered the Arabic man as they patroled outside Blair's townhouse in London during the early hours. When they asked the man, who seemed to be drunk, to stop urinating he allegedly wouldn't cooperate and a scuffle broke out. Officers eventually used the taser in order to place the suspect, who spoke little English, under arrest. However the man collapsed and was taken to hospital, where it emerged he was a Kuwaiti government official, Ayedh Alrashidi. Described by associates as a "wealthy and peaceful man", he had been staying with friends in an apartment close to Blair's townhouse. Following the incident, which happened last September, he was at first charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a police officer, but was eventually bound over to keep the peace for 12 months following an agreement between his lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service. According to his lawyers, Alrashidi, was very concerned about his treatment by the police and considered taking the matter further. However he later returned to Kuwait having decided not to pursue the matter.
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| Posted by:ryuge |
| #6 He got off lighter than this guy. |
| Posted by: tipper 2012-04-23 15:11 |
| #5 > The police prob'ly have photos and video Probably? They probably have him on around 10 cameras. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-04-23 07:05 |
| #4 Not to be outdone by the Kuwaiti Govt. ... * BHARAT RAKSHAK > PAKISTANI MILITANT HAFIZ SAEED SEEKS [Court-legal] PROTECTION FROM [US, Internat]BOUNTY HUNTERS. [DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER here]. OH THE POI-MANITY, wid Sunglasses! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-04-23 02:21 |
| #3 I presume urine is a decent conductor of electricity, especially at Taser-ish voltages. No, let's not even speculate... |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-04-23 00:33 |
| #2 That's what the Taser was all about, tipover. They were just trying to help him out of a difficult situation. |
| Posted by: gorb 2012-04-23 00:19 |
| #1 Have you ever tried to shut off the flow when you really, really had to pee? They should have let him finish as he could do no more harm than he had already. |
| Posted by: tipover 2012-04-23 00:14 |