JR1960 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 (edited) Story on Eastern Daily Press website. Is it just me or does this seem completely over the top? They'll be shooting kids with cap guns soon. I know the press like to have everyone terrified of their own shadows or anyone carrying a stick but for gods sake has no-one got any common sense nowadays? If the teacher was so shocked how come he managed to take the 'guns' etc away from him and why were armed response units and helicopters required? Maybe they just fancied a ride out. Fancy dress prank sparks gun scare Last updated: 07/05/2009 06:17:00 A fancy dress prank at a Norfolk college sparked a major security scare just days after a schoolyard massacre, a court heard. Norwich Crown Court heard that Nadeem Nowrung had dressed up in special forces army kit carrying what looked like a machine gun as he attended lessons at West Anglia College on Red Nose Day, March 12. But a concerned teacher contacted the police who scrambled the force helicopter, armed response team and dog units. A judge described the fundraising high jinks gone wrong as “absolutely absurdâ€. The court also heard that the police operation had cost several thousand pounds. The incident came a day after nine pupils and three teachers were shot dead at a school in south-west Germany. A week later, a boy was arrested at Attleborough High School after threatening to set fire to the school and attack pupils. But Nowrung, 18, a student at the college, said he had been unaware of the sensitivities following headlines reporting the German massacre. The alert came after Nowrung was spotted walking along Tennyson Avenue, King's Lynn, at about 8.30am. He had walked the short distance from his home in King George Avenue carrying an imitation Colt assault weapon alongside a friend dressed as Starsky and Hutch character Huggy Bear. He was also carrying a Browning pistol in a leg holster and was holding this weapon when a shocked teacher, Adrian Kent, took his stab vest from him and made him put the guns away. When police searched his home, they found crossbows, a ball-bearing gun and a hand grenade. Nowrung told police both he and his father had an interest in military memorabilia. He admitted being in possession of imitation firearms. William Carter, in mitigation, described it as “a fundraising exercise which turned very sour indeedâ€. Sentencing him to 120 hours' unpaid work for the community, Judge Peter Jacobs said: “It beggars belief that anybody with the remotest amount of sense could do this. “What you did is absolutely absurd. It was obviously totally inappropriate.†After the hearing, a Norfolk police spokesman said: “Norfolk Constabulary fully supported Red Nose Day 2009. “However, the force would like to remind members of the public that while it was important to 'do something funny for money', this should not be at the expense of others or seen as an excuse to cause unnecessary distress or concern to others. Anti-social behaviour of any kind will simply not be tolerated.†Edited May 8, 2009 by JR1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 He admitted being in possession of imitation firearms. Is that what qualifies as an offence these days??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 what a joke ? Its absurd to dress up as a soldier ? Back in the day I used to play soldiers all the time. Its called being a kid with an imagination! What a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 i think the person who reported him needs a slap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 i think the person who reported him needs a slap... I think HE deserves a slap. They should have thrown the book at him!! What a stupid thing to do. If i was to dress up as John ******* Rambo and walk round the streets with an assault rifle (replica or real) i would expect to be dealt with in a pretty robust manner by Essex's finest. Quite rightly too!! To all those who think what he did was ok and just a bit of fun, try it yourselves and see how long you keep your SGC/FAC. You might well find you don't survive long enough to worry about them though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 He certainly deserves a bit more than 120 hours community service. Dressing up in combat clothing and entering a school with an imitation weapon, must be one of the stupidest and least sensitive things anyone can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 'bout as sensitive as a Crown Prince dressing up in an SS uniform ...... innit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 'bout as sensitive as a Crown Prince dressing up in an SS uniform ...... innit. Well his choice of women may be a bit suspect, but i don't remember Prince Charles dressing up as an SS officer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) Well his choice of women may be a bit suspect, but i don't remember Prince Charles dressing up as an SS officer. Twas his lad (next in the queue) Charlie hasn't got the ears for it Edited May 9, 2009 by DaveK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 In Aldershot a few years ago, not long after returning from Iraq, there was a spate of fancy dress parties in the garrison. During one, a suicide vest toting, robes wearing guy with a huge black beard and sunglasses was arrested by armed police. He was a guardsman going to a party. The fact he was with superman, mickey mouse, John Wayne and a few others might have alerted the public that there wasn't any threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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