Police arrested a man who was dressed as broccoli and the internet made a meal out of it
Among the most recent bunch of climate change activists arrested by police in London was this chap, who’d dressed for the occasion.
Well, that was a first in a long journalistic career. I just filmed police on Oxford Street arrest an @XRebellionUK protester dressed like broccoli. As they cuffed him, he cried “Free the pea!” and held aloft a floret of broccoli like it was the liberty torch. pic.twitter.com/f5KQJqMHjH
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) October 13, 2019
He wasn’t even the only vegetable pulled up by the police.
Correction! He said, “Give peace/peas a chance.” The cry of “Free the pea!” went up when THIS @XRebellionUK protester was arrested. pic.twitter.com/ZKqQQCjTQQ
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) October 13, 2019
It was hardly a surprise, seeing as they’re both greens. The chance to make vegetable puns was one Twitter was thoroughly incapable of passing up.
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“Cook him, Danno.” https://t.co/X3XjDTsUCh
— Stephen Mangan (@StephenMangan) October 14, 2019
2.
is he accused of stalking
— Sarah McLaughlin (@sarahemclaugh) October 14, 2019
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It's official: in London, broccoli is illegal! https://t.co/1hiGSps82U
— Carlos Latuff (@LatuffCartoons) October 14, 2019
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The arrest happened amidst simmering tensions https://t.co/BrSK7FZ5mG
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) October 14, 2019
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“Give peas a chance!” ☮️ https://t.co/YJMCNkaGTc
— 👻 Ghoulia Macfarlane 🎃 (@juliamacfarlane) October 14, 2019
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8-year-old me supports arresting broccoli. https://t.co/gvKiZ8pxk5
— Chris Baker (@chrsbakr) October 14, 2019
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He must have been pretty steamed. https://t.co/yL59WrRBYM
— Alex Dale QC (@typofoto) October 14, 2019
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He was blocking the dual cabbageway… https://t.co/ahuKHqUEjo
— Pulp Librarian (@PulpLibrarian) October 14, 2019
9.
man you could've told me this was part of some parliamentary tradition and I would've just accepted it https://t.co/o2P7dazO0I
— Tim Murphy (@timothypmurphy) October 14, 2019
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First they came for the broccoli, and we did nothing, because it tastes like shit….. https://t.co/nbHavsZjAj
— Facts Do Matter (@WilDonnelly) October 14, 2019
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"Give peas a chance!" the broccoli floret shouted as he was arrested. It is unclear is he was arrested for a "breach of the peas". Some said it was unfair as he was peas-fully protesting. https://t.co/0MKDi8Fzj8
— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) October 14, 2019
If you thought Broccoli Man looked familiar, you may have seen him in a more revealing outfit back before Extinction Rebellion was a household name.
Mr Broccoli’s real name is Roland, of the Extinction Rebellion offshoot @RebelsAnimal. They say he was detained under section 14 of the Public Order Act but later released. In April, he and other climate protesters bared their buttocks in the House of Commons.
— Andrew RC Marshall (@Journotopia) October 14, 2019
Yet more tits in Parliament. pic.twitter.com/p6QOSJVXJL
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 1, 2019
We’re going to go back to Gary Lineker for the last word, because there’s no coming back from this.
One of your 5 arrests a day. https://t.co/wRo5yZAYwq
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 14, 2019
Source: Andrew RC Marshall Image: Andrew RC Marshall (screengrab), Twitter screengrab
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