Los países del “eje del bien” parecen estar más paranoicos de lo usual, pues un ciudadano del Reino Unido bajo el nombre de Darren Nixon fue arrestado luego de que su reproductor de MP3 Phillips GoGear (de 4 GB) fuera confundido con un arma de fuego por la policía, que lo rastreaba vía circuito cerrado de televisión mientras iba camino a su casa luego de su jornada laboral. Nuestra víctima se vio repentinamente rodeada de policías, y la situación no habría pasado de ser una nota cómica si es que no hubiese sido arrestado a punta de pistola, registrado y encarcelado (luego de tomarle las huellas digitales).
Por suerte la situación finalmente se aclaró y Darren fue dejado en su casa, sin ninguna clase de disculpas de por medio, pero la perturbante duda de si nos estamos dejando llevar por el miedo más que por el sentido común sigue en el aire.
Man arrested at gunpoint for using MP3 player
Next time you're reaching down for that iPod or Zune (or anything else for that matter), take care that you don't alarm the authorities with any suspicious movements -- or you could end up like the UK's Darren Nixon. Apparently, the mild-mannered mechanic was on his way home from work when the Bobbies surrounded him and drew their guns, believing that the MP3 player in his pocket was a firearm. According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Nixon was tracked on CCTV, arrested at gunpoint, swabbed for DNA, fingerprinted, and thrown in a cell -- all for listening to a bootleg of Chinese Democracy on a 4GB Philips GoGear. Said Darren, "I was really shocked when I saw the guns. They were pointing them right at me. It was a pretty scary experience. I had no idea what was going on." After the team of Mentat cops realized their mistake, they couldn't even offer an apology, said Nixon, "They just dropped me off at home and said a quick 'sorry for any inconvenience', and that was all I got from them, which I thought was pretty out of order." Once again, a hot serving of sweet justice.
Por suerte la situación finalmente se aclaró y Darren fue dejado en su casa, sin ninguna clase de disculpas de por medio, pero la perturbante duda de si nos estamos dejando llevar por el miedo más que por el sentido común sigue en el aire.
Man arrested at gunpoint for using MP3 player
Next time you're reaching down for that iPod or Zune (or anything else for that matter), take care that you don't alarm the authorities with any suspicious movements -- or you could end up like the UK's Darren Nixon. Apparently, the mild-mannered mechanic was on his way home from work when the Bobbies surrounded him and drew their guns, believing that the MP3 player in his pocket was a firearm. According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Nixon was tracked on CCTV, arrested at gunpoint, swabbed for DNA, fingerprinted, and thrown in a cell -- all for listening to a bootleg of Chinese Democracy on a 4GB Philips GoGear. Said Darren, "I was really shocked when I saw the guns. They were pointing them right at me. It was a pretty scary experience. I had no idea what was going on." After the team of Mentat cops realized their mistake, they couldn't even offer an apology, said Nixon, "They just dropped me off at home and said a quick 'sorry for any inconvenience', and that was all I got from them, which I thought was pretty out of order." Once again, a hot serving of sweet justice.
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