British man and hero without a cape Steve McGawley has been cautioned by police multiple times and was finally arrested for what they said were inappropriate Christmas lights. I will grant the police that, yes, there were, at various times on the side of McGawley’s house, Christmas lights in the shape of a dong, the word “cunt,” and a little Pictionary-style imagery to indicate that Steve was making reference to the head of a penis. But in what world is all that not just festive as hell?
Metro UK reports that McGawley, who lives in Blackpool, was arrested for a “public order offense” after an increasingly delightful standoff which evidently began when McGawley spelled out the word “cunt” in lights. Metro reports that when police came to his house—Blackpool is a seaside town, presumably tranquil and without a whole lot to occupy the cops—McGawley at first refused to receive them, on the grounds that he was nude:
Mr McGawley initially refused to answer the door to the police as he said he did not have any clothes on, but then agreed to meet with them face to face.
A female police officer can then be heard on the video saying: ‘Why don’t you put some clothes on?’ – to which he replied: ‘What for?’
He added: ‘I’m not taking the lights down – it’s too late to take them down. I’ve took them down I don’t know how many times now.’
This exchange indicates that Steve has been spoken to about his g-dang lights before. After that conversation, he changed them to read “LOL,” which was fine with the local authorities. He then tested the waters a bit with a dong. The dong was too far, as it happens.
In order to fully appreciate what happened next, please listen in full and without interruption to the audio.