Miles Pickering was arrested at a protest in London due to a misunderstanding involving his T-shirt. The shirt displayed 'Plasticine Action' with an image of Morph, the character, and a statement against AI-generated animation. Police misinterpreted the shirt's message as support for the proscribed group Palestine Action. Amid the chaos of the protest, many arrested were met with cheers. Pickering humorously engaged with onlookers about his T-shirt while police acknowledged the error in his arrest, determining he was not supporting a banned organization.
Miles Pickering was arrested at a protest due to confusion around his T-shirt that read 'Plasticine Action', which was mistaken for supporting a banned group.
His T-shirt featured Morph the character and stated opposition to AI-generated animation, laughingly showing how absurd the situation was.
The arrest took place during a large protest where misunderstandings and rapid judgments led to embarrassing mistakes by law enforcement.
The police senior officer clarified that Pickering could not be charged with terrorism because his shirt did not mention Palestine Action, only Plasticine Action.
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