Man jailed after repeatedly calling police to complain Ant McPartlin was on TV

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Viewer was frustrated that presenter appeared on TV after drink driving conviction

A Welsh man who kept calling police to complain that McPartlin was still on television after his conviction has been jailed for 19 weeks. He had been on a suspended 10-week sentence before this case began.

 

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Let's face it a lot of us have thought of doing the same. Both Ant and Dec are unbearable. It was only a matter of time before someone got pushed over the edge.

I have nothing but respect for this man

You in the jail DonOfTheDeadMk4 ...? 😂😂

He should dec him 👀

Definitely Mulhearn.

nataliea222 🤣🤣

Arrested for four calls in three days 😐

Was it Dec?

Scrolling through Twitter while waiting for the phone to answer. “Hello, police”, “yeah, so this Mrs Brown’s Boys”. Reads this tweet. “Actually, never mind”.

It’s a fair point though.

Stephen Mulhern will do anything to get on TV!!

The guy who called the police may have mental health issues but he is not wrong. At the very least Ant should have had the decency to just not appear on TV again.

This man has mental health issues, hopefully the police referred him to a service that can help him.

😭😭😭

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Joking aside, the man does not need a prison sentence but physiological help. Now for the joke I would complain about him too

Simon_Pegg Isn't there a TV complaints department? Surely that would have been better.

1 to many episode of I am a celebrity would drive anyone mad to be fair

Totally worth it

“I’ve only had 12”

He went jail FOR WHAT!?!!! Fucks sakes. Kill me now

Tbf Ant is on telly a lot, so it would probably add up to quite a few calls

U can see his point though

AlunPerrett

Without reading the article I like to think it wasn’t out of any particular moral concern, it’s just that he preferred Dec solo.

So thats why we are all in lockdown 🤔🤔🤣🤣

I'm not saying he was right to complain to the police, just that I understand...

Was it Dec?

Partners in crime, we'll never do time A sentence for us has to end in a rhyme!

You doing great

Me eyes! 😂

JohnGal54848421

J_Hamer93

Let’s get ready to rumbelows

macrodesiac_ News 🤣😂😹

“What you in for mate?”

Ffs😂😂😂

Does it say how many times you’re allowed to complain about him?

big LukeCB_ energy

Gerriehagi80 wasn’t you was it😂

He's got a point

kriscarterr What an icon

DJHeaton87 adambeaney1

Isabelle_allan

Should've just Dec'd him.

angleinthesky

_oswfc

Free Dat Man...

mattverity1 justice is served

Fernando_Duarte What a travesty of justice.

How pathetic. Is this smirking Geordie clown's ego so fragile...if everyone who wanted him off the air complained the jails would never cope with the inmates.

He is criminal tv to be fair

And yet Ant wasn’t jailed for drink driving

Did wonder why N_Curley has been quiet

I suspect it was lokijones153

Tbf he should considering the prick was drink driving and didn’t face any jail time 🤷🏽‍♂️

Not all Hero’s wear capes

😂😂😂😂

Of course he’s wrong, but my god I’d buy that man a pint

He had a point A non celebrity wouldn't have got away with what Ant did

Hasn't justice gone a bit awry here?

Stephen Mulhearn ?

hollyshortall JoeRichardson42 was this you?

johnmerro1 I think he has a good point personally

😂

Completely untrue. I've not been jailed.

NCBritHeadlines

TomLloyd2 get on the comments here

I'm not seeing the problem.

Simon_Pegg Just needs a little injection and put to sleep. Far kinder that way.

damienyeah I’m amazed he was able to get through

Haha

So Ant causes an accident by drink driving, and claims mental heath issues... doesn't go to jail... Man acts like a twat by complaining about him to police, obviously had mentally health issues... He goes to jail...

Thank god he doesn't subscribe to sky sports news!

buntyhoven Seems a bit harsh.

😂😂

seaned75 BrownNUFC 😂

There are surely more serious crimes/criminals they could be spending time on?

johnmerro1 Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

We’ve all been there

jackcleggmcr Police would like to speak to this man ..

Holbornlolz The man had mental health issues because he was angry someone on TV got off Scott free for a crime while the rest of us have to pay double the price. Sounds about right

😂😂

rickburin 😂

hollyshortall Girl you’re just noticing

🤣🤣🤣 can we do this about ‘our’ PM

Think i'll start phoning them complaining EastEnders/GBBO/Corry/Emmerdale is on TV. I could do with a break.

friend2pudding Free him.

He needs a padded room.

He should have used the defence that he was acting in the public interest.

No one must complain about the Royal Ant McPartlin. Didn’t you know, he is exempt from drink driving laws AND social distancing?

Aren't you allowed to do that 😹

KyleWOrton Why was he jailed? That man is a HERO

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Jailed Fined or community service why jail

scottmalcolm2

don_mac I bet the same bloke spent half his life on Twitter whining about “cancel culture” & retweeting that Laurence Fox helmet.

Simon_Pegg FREEZE PEACH!

The guy called attention to the fact Ant did not go to prison for drink driving offences as the media said to the public but a huge fine. The media and establishment seem to deliberately give a narrative perhaps false which stops people criticising unfair and unequal treatment.

😂

any other job, a drink driving conviction would have got him fired.

He shouldn’t be on TV full stop!

tprowl I was calling them for the same reason, constantly engaged though

jhallwood Just think if he had instead joined BLM, went rioting, injured police officers, tried setting fire to the Cenotaph, & cost the tax payer millions in police overtime, the Police, the Judge, the BBC, & politicians like Sir Keir Starmer would have gotten down on one knee grovleing.

He’s right tho

Prison life can be boring I reccomend he watches Britain's got Talent.

This is just stupid. Jailing someone for this. The police should catch the real criminals. This is pathetic.

connxrriding Fucked this jesus

Was it Dec?

I feel his pain.

Holbornlolz This seems to me to be a reasonable use of police resources compared to much of the other nonsense they do.

Where can I donate to his defence fund?

Was it Dec, on some epic wind-up?

The man should be knighted I reckon. Could never quite grasp the mass appeal of Ant and Dec when I lived in the UK.

Give the man a medal I say

My hero

Imagine a society where rich alcoholic celebs with good lawyers can continue their crap TV careers after crashing a car and leaving a child with permanent trauma.

jasonkneen If BoJo can pardon people here is a good opportunity.

To be fair, you are supposed to phone the police if you see any criminal activity

He's right though, he shouldn't be on TV! He got mortal, drove his car into a child and put him in hospital - now he's back on prime time tele and all is forgiven!

Welcome to the new Great Britain!

Someone dec him

I best stop ringing up about Jameela Jamil then!

If people would only do the same in greater numbers.

Nicolemchughxx your granda

Starr_Hays 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Should have been a medal 🏅

'The defence argued Kates-Lowick had called the 101 non-emergency line, not 999, and added that the contents of the phone calls suggested he had “significant mental health issues” and constituted “a plea for help”.' 19 weeks jail sentence, very normal country

SimonRo76398320 Which tv critic was it? 😁

😂😂😂

Man with mental health conditions jailed for calling non-emergency number over legitimate grievance. There you go, better headline

rickburin Clear problem with a society who jails a man, clearly someone with mental health issues, for essentially being a nuisance. Instead they should be supporting his needs, not giving him a criminal record.

greegs97 you’ve got too much time on your hands mate

jamesinsurrey Should have called Ofcom

jamesinsurrey Police showing a great sense of humour there

I mean, I understand the man's distress...

Should have been given a medal 😅

Dosnt he realise that we live in an elite country? One rule for them and the other for us 🤷‍♂️

30 million suspects presumably.

He should’ve switched off the tele and avoided arrest.

Has he been assessed mentally?

I’d better stop ringing up about Michael McIntyre then..damn

Now that is some Karening!

jamesinsurrey This is quite funny I must say haha. It does seem a bit harsh to be putting him in prison though, surely he needs some kind of medical help rather than punishment?

He's not getting an award?

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

RossMcCaff For being an antagonist?

Worth it.

ha ha ha

was it dec?

Try to do good and look what happens...

Holbornlolz Tougher sentence for the man who complained about someone almost drunk killing a child. antanddec

Holbornlolz I'd better stop phoning them about Rylan Clark-Neal then.

Holbornlolz He actually got prison time Fucking joke

He should of got drunk and then gone for a drive. No jail for that. Ant

Let him go!

Several times I called Virgin Media to complain about falsehoods on the God Channel. They patiently talked me through blocking it with parental controls. Poor lass was really offended one time tho.

LuckyOhLucky Haha love it

He got a tougher sentence than Ant did for nearly killing people with his drink driving 🤔

grash29 I sympathise 😂

Holbornlolz Was he called Declan Donnelly by any chance?

Alcoholic complains about alcoholic🤪

Imagine writing a whole article to ridicule someone for pointing out something wrong.

Was it Dec🤔

Holbornlolz We should all start doing this, Nobody needs adults who behave like 8- year olds on television

Holbornlolz I'm backing right away from my phone now...my calls to the police were about Schofield and the way he handed out dutch steamers and turbo gerbils willy nilly

Lol 😂

Waste of time, phoning to complain about that. He should've just got pissed & borrowed Ant's car, he would've been given his own t.v show...

Jailed? Seems a bit extreme.

Does this mean it's my turn to call in?

Holbornlolz So being a dickhead gets you more jail time than drink driving?

These days you get arrested and thrown in jail just for complaining Ant McPartlin is on TV.

Holbornlolz Jailed for being correct?

Holbornlolz Found him .... 😂😂 .. ' Is that Gobshite never off the T.V ....

Seems a perfectly reasonable complaint to me.

🤣

I think I'd be the same with Ronan Keating.

Someone is in love

Doing porridge for Ant A bit extreme 🐽 lol

Jail! that man should be given some sort of award.

Was it the owner of his local pub?

CPS should have taken a stronger view on this. And commended him for selfless public service.

Fair enough though, eh? 😁

Holbornlolz Was it Dec?

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Holbornlolz Why have you put a picture of Dec up?

Holbornlolz Seems a fair complaint

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