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
Don’t think Cameron realises what a mess his lot are making you know, this is like 3rd world stuff, don’t he get embarrassed when he meets world leaders and they see stuff like this?
John
‘Wake up Britain man!!!” – what? That does not make sense, do you mean ‘Wake up british Men’??????
John
only following orders eh – even if it means folk starving or killing themselves, come on man, you know some jobs are slimy – traffic wardens, tv licence investigators, job centre staff – all done by pricks who were probably a grass at school who got snot rubbed in their face for being snitches!
Joe
Clearly you didn’t quite get the sarcasm my comment was laced with? To clarify, I agree precisely with your assessment. Have a nice Christmas! (and for God’s sake #VoteLabour)
I am watching you
Lester, you are the one with a mental illness, are your views from your own experiences ? Until you have walked in their shoes, keep that big mouth shut, you know nothing about it. Get back to your glossop page, and dictate to them on there. you’r a pathetic keyboard warrior, the benefits are being cut to sick and disabled people, people are dying over these cuts. Stick to what you know best, telling lies about people, slandering people, then phoning the police because you get some stick for it. Your a coward hiding behind your computer.