British law enforcement officials placed a man in handcuffs late last week allegedly for a social media post that made another person anxious.
Army veteran Darren Brady, 51, was placed in handcuffs by Hampshire Police for retweeting a meme of pride flags that were displayed in a way that depicted a swastika.
Brady asks officers in the video why he was placed in handcuffs, to which one officer responded, “It didn’t have to come to this at all.”
“Tell us why you escalated it to this level because I don’t understand,” Brady responded.
“Someone has been caused anxiety based upon your social media post,” the officer responded. “That is why you have been arrested.”
Another man, former police officer Harry Miller, was also placed in handcuffs for allegedly trying to prevent Brady from being arrested. About seven police officers were present by the time the altercation was over.