Free Willy: The four foot penis

OutlawPete

A stone penis has been seized by Police in the UK after a complaint that it was obscene

A North Yorkshire business owner had his stone phallus seized by police after a complaint from someone who thought the Indonesian good luck symbol was obscene.

Following the complaint, Jason Hadlow, chairman of Yarm Town Council and owner of the Simply Dutch store in North Yorkshire had the ornament removed by Police and was fined for "displaying an item liable to cause harassment, alarm and distress".

He was given an £80 fine for “displaying an item liable to cause harassment, alarm and distress”, an offence under the Public Order Act 1986.

Mr Hadlow must pay the fine by Friday to release it from Northallerton police station, or face possible court action.

Hadlow is refusing to pay the fine because he feels the stone genitalia is in keeping with the type of stock his store carries and is known for. "In the past we have had naked stone strippers, Roman and Greek-style statues and all sorts of other weird and wonderful pieces of furniture in the window which haven't caused such a stir. So I am a little shocked to say the least, that an £80 ransom is being demanded for the phallus' return," said Hadlow.

“It’s absolute madness they’ve taken this willy - it was right there in the shop window next to a statue of Venus and a replica of Michelangelo’s David,” who lives in Yarm. “They involve boobs and willies - and there was a sign nearby saying Big Dick’s Sausages and they didn’t take that."

“The policewoman said it was 4ft tall. It’s not that high, but people do often overestimate when it comes to willy size.”

The entrepreneur who lives in Yarm, near Stockton, Teesside, is refusing to back down, saying the willy is in keeping with the store's quirky ethos.
He has even started a 'Free Willy' campaign in store and on networking website Facebook.

Mr Hadlow said: "It's true what they say, the world is a crazy place and I am sure the local constabulary has better things to do with their time.

"It is just another example of overzealous policing. When they told me, I didn't think they were being serious.

"We might have had one or two complaints about it, but most customers loved it as they know the type of things we stock.

"In the past we have had naked stone strippers, Roman and Greek-style statues and all sorts of other weird and wonderful pieces of furniture in the window which haven't caused such a stir."

Facebook Campaign

Wreck

Political correctness gone mad.

IvyTheTerrible

It's obviously making some of the men feel a tad inadequate...

Biggins

Wreck wrote: »

Political correctness gone mad.

Yep, big dicks seizing a smaller dick!

dylano_k

Thats a rock hard boner :pac:

OutlawPete

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

It's obviously making some of the men feel a tad inadequate...

"Some"??

It was four foot!!

rainbowdrop

“The policewoman said it was 4ft tall. It’s not that high, but people do often overestimate when it comes to willy size.”

dylano_k

Wreck wrote: »

Political correctness gone mad.

Political erectness gone mad

IvyTheTerrible

OutlawPete wrote: »

"Some"??

It was four foot!!

Good point!

NothingMan

Who ever decided that nudity was obscene? We're all naked under our clothes. We should embrace our willies and boobies, not run screaming to the police because seeing a penis shaped statue reminds you of that horrible 30 second bump in the dark you haven't experienced since your wedding night.

I say down with trousers. Up with skirts and more flailing and blatant cajolling of genitalia for all.

tipperaryboy

Thats mad why would the police bother with that? Surely they have better things to be doing.

Bonito

I'd say the shop owner found this hard to swallow.

Sykk

He sure does have balls of stone, refusing to pay the fine.

The_Minister

NothingMan wrote: »

Who ever decided that nudity was obscene? We're all naked under our clothes. We should embrace our willies and boobies, not run screaming to the police because seeing a penis shaped statue reminds you of that horrible 30 second bump in the dark you haven't experienced since your wedding night.

I say down with trousers. Up with skirts and more flailing and blatant cajolling of genitalia for all.

Some of us are growers, not showers;)

dr gonzo

This is a humourous post that IvyTheTerrible will thank

noodletop

bunch of ignorant di*kheads

geeky

Wouldn't be surprised if this is a publicity stunt.

NothingMan

geeky wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised if this is a publicity stunt.

True. Sales of 4 foot stone penis' are way down and the industry needs just this kind of exposure to boost sales.

Nevyn

It's no different then what the church did here to various stone phalluses which were destroyed or buried. Thankfully some of them were recovered.

The_Minister

I have to say, £80 is a stiff penalty.

geeky

Well lets see...

The facebook campaign helpfully links to the site of 'the most interesting store in the north': http://www.simplydutch.co.uk/

Oh, and the free-willy.org.uk site does too...

Here's yer man posing happily...
http://www.facebook.com/jason.hadlow

Oh wow, you can even buy t-shirts...
http://www.simplydutch.co.uk/free-willy-shirt-p-3586.html


I call shenanigans.

Nevyn

Wonder if he'd put a sheila na gig in the window?

IvyTheTerrible

dr gonzo wrote: »

This is a humourous post that IvyTheTerrible will thank

Sorry, it's not that funny...

OutlawPete

geeky wrote: »

Well lets see...

The facebook campaign helpfully links to the site../

Yes, but the Police have made statements.

I just think they have taken a crazy situation and used it for publicity, fair play to them.

rossie1977

this story reminds me of that famous CO scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gnhNWK2VWk

Penn

Apparantly it was a 6ft penis, but it was cold that day

The Saint

And this from the country that gave us Carry On movies. :rolleyes:

geeky

OutlawPete wrote: »

Yes, but the Police have made statements.

I just think they have taken a crazy situation and used it for publicity, fair play to them.

I thought that too. But yer man could easily have someone make a complaint.

It just seems to fit way too well - having t-shirts and a slick campaign up etc. He's even a tory fan, which suits the 'political correctness gone mad' angle.

OutlawPete

geeky wrote: »

It just seems to fit way too well - having t-shirts and a slick campaign up etc. He's even a tory fan, which suits the 'political correctness gone mad' angle.

Yeah, maybe they phoned and complained themselves.

Heck, there's a recession .. good thinking I say

orourkeda

Four Feet.

Thats quite an impressive mickey

dylano_k

I think i found the guy who owns it

GLaDOS

NothingMan wrote: »

We should embrace our willies and boobies

Boobies maybe, but you can embrace your own willy

PCPhoto

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Boobies maybe, but you can embrace your own willy

if boobies are on show I'm sure he'll embrace his OWN willy alright

Chorcai

Why is everyone now starting a facebook campaign ?

Poor Uncle Tom

Probably explains why all PC Plods have either a gravelly throat or a sandy bottom.

Minstrel27

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

It's obviously making some of the men feel a tad inadequate...

A 4 foot dick would.

Sonnenblumen

NothingMan wrote: »

True. Sales of 4 foot stone penis' are way down and the industry needs just this kind of exposure to boost sales.

Yeah, just poke in the right direction?

Owenw

NothingMan wrote: »

True. Sales of 4 foot stone penis' are way down and the industry needs just this kind of exposure to boost sales.

Increased market penetration and profits on the rise will ensure shareholders' pockets are bulging by rear year end.

JerryHandbag

Typical coppers, always taking the mickey :pac: