Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?

gwayneco · Jan 22, 2006

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=168928856&p=y689z956z

Student escapes prosecution over 'gay horse' remarks
12/01/2006 - 15:09:47

A final-year Oxford University student from Belfast who called a mounted policeman’s horse gay will not be prosecuted, it was announced today.

Police stood by their decision to take Sam Brown (aged 21) to court for making “homophobic comments” after the Crown Prosecution Service today dropped the case.

Mr Brown approached the officer during a night out with friends in Oxford after his final exams, and said: “Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?”

Moments later, two Thames Valley Police squad cars appeared in the High Street and Mr Brown was arrested under section five of the Public Order Act for making homophobic remarks.

His remarks were deemed likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Mr Brown, an English Literature graduate, then at Oxford’s Balliol College, spent the night of May 30 last year in the cells.

He refused to pay an £80 (€117.10) fine, so police took the case to court.

But at Oxford Magisrates’ Court today it emerged the Crown Prosecution Service had chosen to discontinue the case.

Prosecutor Cariad Eveson-Webb said: “The police issued a summons but the CPS have decided they do not wish to proceed.

“In their opinion there is not enough evidence to prove it [Mr Brown’s behaviour] was disorderly.”

Thames Valley Police today defended their decision to take the case to court.

A spokesman said: “We present the case to the CPS and the CPS make the decision to proceed or not.

“He made homophobic comments that were deemed offensive to people passing by.”

He denied the police were heavy-handed, and claimed that Mr Brown was drunk and that he had made repeated comments about the horse being gay, despite requests from the officers to desist.

Matthew Williams (aged 21), a friend of Mr Brown, witnessed events last May.

He said Mr Brown jokingly approached one of two mounted policemen saying: “Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?”

Mr Brown then repeated: “Your horse is gay,“ he said.

Mr Williams, a fellow Oxford English Literature graduate, said the officer called for back-up and two squad cars appeared. Mr Brown was then arrested and taken to the station.

“Sam’s comments were said in jest. It was very clear that they were not homophobic,” he added.
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vwiggin · Jan 22, 2006

Sam: "Is your horse gay?"

Police: "No, but my ass is."

moestavern19 · Jan 22, 2006

Mel Gibson is in talks to play the horse in the upcoming movie based on the event and has already been mailed next year's Golden Globe for best supporting actor.

Kam · Jan 22, 2006

so what does this have to do with Muslims or Islam?

Mr. Brightside · Jan 22, 2006

Kam said:

so what does this have to do with Muslims or Islam?
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it was an Arabian horse, duh.

vwiggin · Jan 22, 2006

Kam said:

so what does this have to do with Muslims or Islam?
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I saw two boy camels humping each other yesterday.

Surfguy · Jan 22, 2006

Cops can be so dumb. A gay horse comment leads to arrest? That is just a cop overstepping his bounds yet again in an abuse of power.

This cop disgusts me!

rrj_gamz · Jan 22, 2006

That is so freakin' hilarious...FIrst of all, there is law about making homophobic comments? Holy crap...I tell people their gay all the time, not homo gay, just funny gay...

Sam: Do you know how I know your gay?

Horse: How?

Sam: Because your being mounted on by your partner...

MR. MEOWGI · Jan 22, 2006

Maybe he is the Gay Horse Whisperer.

DaDakota · Jan 22, 2006

Cops gone mad........what a joke.

Phi83 · Jan 22, 2006

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Phi83 · Jan 22, 2006

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