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FP politician harassed over 'movie viewing under the influence'

A Folkpartiet politician from Solna has resigned after he was arrested for 'going to an independent movie theater under the influence' saturday. Once again the Swedish police oversteps their boundaires and harasses the struggling Freedom Fighters of the Alliance.

Daniel Andersson, FP politician from Solna, allegedly 'behaved threateningly' at an independent cinema - a small place with a 'connaisseur repertoire', not a mainstream moviehouse franchise belonging to SF or Astoria - in central Stockholm. According to the police, Andersson also claimed that he had a pistol in his pocket.

Police officers were called to the small, independent movie theater. In the darkness among the 'mini-booths', designed for 'solo viewing pleasure', Andersson was searched. He was arrested for movie viewing under the influence. He was released without charge later in the day.

Now, let's get this thing straight - Andersson didn't carry a pistol. It's true he said he was, but maybe he was carrying an imaginary gun in his pocket. According to people in the audience, it was a rather impressive imaginary gun, as a bulge in Andersson's pants was clearly to be seen. But a real gun, made of metal, it was not.

- I have failed in my judgment by being in the wrong place and having drunk too much, Andersson told news agency TT.

He also said the police had no reason to hold him while he sobered up.
- I guess I'm not the first person to be taken in by the police without being allowed to show my true alcohol level.

Stories about Police officers harassing Freedom Fighters who support small-scale cinema businesses with a mature repertoire is everyday fare in the socialistic one-party state Sweden.

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