Someone reported David Lammy to the police and ended up totally schooled by the Labour MP

John Plunkett. Updated August 27th, 2019

It started when Labour MP David Lammy said this about the prospect of so-called prime minister Boris Johnson shutting down Parliament to pass Brexit.

This constitutional outrage will spark civil disobedience and I for one will actively participate. https://t.co/nC7hZqROHX

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 25, 2019

‘This constitutional outrage will spark civil disobedience and I for one will actively participate.’

Lots of people liked it but lots of other people were less keen, including this guy – an editor/Brexiteer/wine enthusiast – who decided to report him to police.

So I've reported @DavidLammy to The @metpoliceuk for this Tweet.

He is inciting violence.

The crime reference number is:

ROC-11244-19-0101-IR pic.twitter.com/WLr72Mge3m

— Lord Samuel Jack QC (@SamuelJJack) August 25, 2019

Now there were lots of people happy to put him in his place, like this person.

Lord give me the confidence of a man reporting an MP to the police without looking up what “civil disobedience” means first.

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) 26 August 2019

Or this person.

The literal definition of civil disobedience is "non-violent refusal to obey a law".

Lammy suggests civil disobedience: literally non-violent.

There is, however, a offence of "wasting police time", and all the evidence I see suggests you just committed it. You absolute plum. https://t.co/kU513UPW3q

— Russ (@RussInCheshire) August 26, 2019

But no-one did it quite so well as Lammy himself.

Mr Jack please don’t be a muppet open a history book or if reading is a challenge google it. Civil disobedience has a long non violent tradition. Eg Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of India’s independence movement Gandhi and civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King. https://t.co/nFy1duqnwL

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 26, 2019

Totally schooled. And just in case anyone’s still in any doubt.

Dear Samuel,
Civil disobedience is a form of non-violent protest practiced by Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
Bypassing parliament is a form of dictatorship practiced by Hitler.
Thanks for showing us which side you support.#RejectBrexit 🇪🇺✔

— Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 #FBPE (@BrexitBin) 26 August 2019

Your handle suggests where you belong.

Civil disobedience is a refusal to obey the law. pic.twitter.com/zEgBBOtFdO

— Samuel Jack 🇬🇧 (@SamuelJJack) 26 August 2019

Yes. Completely correct. Non-violent protest.

— Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 #FBPE (@BrexitBin) 26 August 2019

Or in 11 words …

Mate, you do realise that getting arrested is the point, right?

— Mike Stuchbery💀🍷 (@MikeStuchbery_) 26 August 2019