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Man Prosecuted For Posting Airsoft Photos

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Well, it looks like posting photos in gear and airsoft gun on social media could land you in court. In this case, a man in Scotland got charged for doing such and eventually cleared at Falkirk Sheriff Court as reported by The Register. As for the charge... "Christopher Turnbull, of Grangemouth, Scotland, was charged with a criminal offence for posting the picture, which was seen by a Stuart Brodie of Police Scotland.

The 45-year-old was eventually cleared at Falkirk Sheriff Court (magistrates' court) on August 31 – but his pleas for prosecutors and the legal system to see common sense before the trial went unheard.

Turnbull was charged with posting pictures and videos that were 'grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing manner, in that they depicted [Turnbull] in possession of a cache of firearms and explosives'.

The Register has not seen the images but understands that they featured the defendant wearing black combat gear and posing with his toy airsoft sniper rifle."

Read the full story on The Register. Frankly, what a waste of taxpayers' money.

Hat tip to Gaz Perkins of RedWolf UK for the link.

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