An unemployed man who had not eaten for three days set fire to a job centre in order to get a hot meal in police custody, according to the Manchester Evening News.
An unemployed man who had not eaten for three days because his benefits had been stopped set fire to a job centre in order to get a hot meal in police custody, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Bee O’Brien, 49, set fire to the customer telephones at a jobcentre in Moss side after a row about his benefits.
O’Brien told police he would “commit a crime and get arrested. I need some food”.
According to the Evening News:
‘O’Brien, of Camelford Close, Hulme, admitted criminal damage, attempted arson, and using threatening words and behaviour when he appeared before Manchester magistrates.
Gina Clayton, defending, said: “His benefits had been stopped for some reason and he hadn’t eaten for three days. He was simply desperate for some food. He went to the job centre to get his payments and lost his temper.
“He was aware that if he was arrested he would have been given food at the police station.”’
O’Brien was given a 12 month community order and ordered to do 40 hours unpaid work.
Last month a disabled man took his own life after worrying about how he would manage once his benefits were stopped.
128 Responses to “Tory Britain: Man sets fire to job centre after not eating for three days”
John
How can you walk 20 miles to a job, these people at the job centre are idiots, they stop your money even though you need what bit of money you get to find a job, how on Earth do they think you can change your situation! Digusting bastards!
John
So you think someone goes without food for 3 days out of choice? I don’t blame him, my Grandfather and his generation went to war against evil pricks like Hitler so people would have rights, this government sold us down the river in the 80’s and now wonder why we have no jobs, instead of picking on folk living on 50 quid a week they want to start nailing these banks and the monarchy and people like Andrew Lloyd Webber who has several billion quid more than he will ever need or spend!
John
Joe you are a dick! This poor bastard did not eat for 3 days, what the hell is wrong with you, how can you think straight if you can’t even afford to eat? I think he was quite right to make a stand,shows more balls than you with your stupid comment!
John
No, those riots were about bone idle disrespectful kids wanting to get pairs of trainers without earning them because society is in melt down because of dirty women raising kids to different blokes like cattle! Those scum bags that did those riots should have been shot for bringing shame to our country like that!
John
Beoulve is not a very British name, maybe you should go home son if you are ashamed of Britain, maybe for the best, your own country can sort you out!