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| Queensland man arrested after waving next to LNP campaigners in 'I’m with stupid' T-shirt | |
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| The operator of a Twitter account parodying the Queensland premier, Campbell Newman, has been charged with public nuisance after he stood next to Liberal National party campaigners in Brisbane wearing an “I’m with stupid” T-shirt. | The operator of a Twitter account parodying the Queensland premier, Campbell Newman, has been charged with public nuisance after he stood next to Liberal National party campaigners in Brisbane wearing an “I’m with stupid” T-shirt. |
| Iain Fogerty’s arrest, which took place at a Fortitude Valley intersection where LNP and Labor campaign teams had lined up in opposition, was blasted by Labor senator Claire Moore as “just ridiculous”. | Iain Fogerty’s arrest, which took place at a Fortitude Valley intersection where LNP and Labor campaign teams had lined up in opposition, was blasted by Labor senator Claire Moore as “just ridiculous”. |
| Fogerty was released on watch-house bail and is due to appear in the Brisbane magistrates court on 4 February. | Fogerty was released on watch-house bail and is due to appear in the Brisbane magistrates court on 4 February. |
| He told Guardian Australia he was still seeking legal advice, but declined to comment further. | He told Guardian Australia he was still seeking legal advice, but declined to comment further. |
| A police spokesman said a 44-year-old man had been charged with public nuisance but declined to elaborate. | A police spokesman said a 44-year-old man had been charged with public nuisance but declined to elaborate. |
| Moore, who was campaigning with the Labor candidate Grace Grace against the LNP member for Brisbane Central, Robert Cavallucci, told the Courier-Mail the man was not associated with the Labor campaign but had mingled with the LNP. | Moore, who was campaigning with the Labor candidate Grace Grace against the LNP member for Brisbane Central, Robert Cavallucci, told the Courier-Mail the man was not associated with the Labor campaign but had mingled with the LNP. |
| She said the police response, which reportedly involved three patrol cars and a paddy wagon, was “totally over the top”. | She said the police response, which reportedly involved three patrol cars and a paddy wagon, was “totally over the top”. |
| “Rather than telling the bloke to just move on, they arrest him,” she said. “I have been campaigning for more years than I care to recall and I have never seen anything like this before.” | “Rather than telling the bloke to just move on, they arrest him,” she said. “I have been campaigning for more years than I care to recall and I have never seen anything like this before.” |
| Young LNP president Luke Barnes, one of Cavallucci’s campaigners, said Fogerty had been acting aggressively towards LNP supporters. | Young LNP president Luke Barnes, one of Cavallucci’s campaigners, said Fogerty had been acting aggressively towards LNP supporters. |
| “One of their supporters came over to our side and got quite aggressive and intimidating with our members,” Barnes told Fairfax. | “One of their supporters came over to our side and got quite aggressive and intimidating with our members,” Barnes told Fairfax. |
| Fogerty writes withering polemics against the LNP on Twitter using Newman’s picture. | Fogerty writes withering polemics against the LNP on Twitter using Newman’s picture. |