A passenger was arrested by police officers at the airport of London – Stansted yesterday, when the man was seen carrying a gun-shaped housing. Essex police shared a photo of gun-shaped casing on your Twitter, this implied that the individual could have put his life in danger to make this unusual housing a terminal of the airport.
You have a split second decision to make… #WhatWouldYouDo #joblikenoother #AirportCops pic.twitter.com/qxiq7OxXjQ
-Essex Police STN (@EssexPoliceSTN) July 6, 2016
A second Tweet said: “Take this to an airport makes it much less likely to go to catch your plane #dontbedaft…” The police said that the man could be accused of a crime as the alter public order, or carrying an imitation firearm in public. Gun-shaped casings appeared online in 2014 and since then have been criticized by the police on several occasions.
Cell phone case shaped like a gun = terrible idea #rcmpmb #tossthecase pic.twitter.com/ukCwn5GUXJ
-RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) August 12, 2015
In August of the year past, the Real mounted police of Canada was presented with rifles and guns power to deal with a man carrying one of these housings tucked in the waist of his shorts. After being approached by the armed police, the man, who was on the beach with his family, gave the offending housing and thus a larger problem was avoided. “Unfortunately some people do not realize the risks associated with openly presenting these replica in a public space” said a Sergeant of the mounted police when asked about the incident. “Anyone who possesses this type of housing or similar devices should remove them immediately so that they are all safe”.
I would NOT suggest purchasing this cell phone case, which was designed to look like a firearm. #BeSmart #BeSafe pic.twitter.com/swsWzD1sdY
-NYPD 112th Precinct (@NYPD112Pct) June 30, 2015
In June 2015, the New York Police Department was released with similar warnings after verifying the use of these shells in public, which have already been withdrawn from Amazon and most of the stores online sales.
