Ministry for Fully Automatics
Bang! Bang! Bang! It's the BNP!
It can't be easy being a member of the BNP. In fact, we'd either go so far as to say that it either takes a lot of balls or an incredibly inspired dose of ignorance (obviously the latter) to even think about being so: Not only do you have to deal with a party logo that looks like a sordid rehash of a TV talent show's title screen, or something that you'd expect to see advertising karaoke night down the local, you also have to deal with constant criticism from the other, thinking members of society. It must hurt sometimes.
Perhaps you'd expect such demoralised members of society to seek solace in the same places that the rest of us do: alcohol, sex, books, cigarettes, movies, whatever. But, no, it appears that these cheeky chappies have a different trick up their sleeves: guns.
The Times reports today how a BNP member standing for election in this week's local elections has been arrested on suspicion of brandishing a gun in Barnsley, West Yorkshire. Obviously this doesn't mean that all BNP members take solace in guns, but it still manages to make us tremble with a slightly solicitous quiver. Especially considering the popularity of the party in some (socially retarded) parts of the country.
The malefactor in this particular instance is an ex-detective that was dismissed from the police force for defrauding a pensioner of £1,000 and perverting the course of justice regarding a Columbian drug deal. If that doesn't make for the most ghetto electoral candidate in the country then we don't know what does.
After being arrested by armed police officers yesterday, the candidate was later released on bail. Reports do not say whether or not the incident will affect his election results, but we'd like to place a sad wager that for some reprobates it'll swing the deal...
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