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A man has been arrested for posting an image of a burning poppy on a social network site. 

Kent Police said in a statement that the man,Find Halloween Cheap Luxurious Pirate Costumes, Halloween decorations from Aylesham, was detained on Sunday night on suspicion of making malicious telecommunications and that he was in custody awaiting interview. 

The force does not say whether the arrested man actually burned the poppy,The place for black and Cheap Provocative Plaid Schoolgirl Costumes spells, or just posted the photo online. 

The arrest was met with incredulity on Twitter, where people mounted a fierce discussion over civil liberties. Tom Williams, tweeting as @tomwilliamsisme, wrote: "The scary thing is, the man wasn't arrested for burning a poppy - that's not illegal. He was arrested for putting it online." 

Jamie's Pants, under @thisisrjg, tweeted: "We do not have a right to not be offended. We certainly don't have a right to lock up someone for offending some people", while Thom Lumley, tweeting as @Hotstepperrr, wrote: "Dear idiots at Kent Police, burning a poppy may be obnoxious, but it is not a criminal offence." 

Nick Pickles, director of civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch,Convert women's Cheap Leopard Lingerie Costumes sizes from different countries. criticised the arrest as "utterly ridiculous".Fraternities and cheap Night Duty Nurse Wear are the premiere collegiate experienceAll About Cheap Sunny Angel Costumes is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about butterflies. 

He said: "Kent Police need to urgently release this man and drop an utterly ridiculous investigation into something that has harmed no-one. It is not illegal to offend people and, however idiotic or insensitive the picture may have been, it is certainly not worthy of arrest."

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