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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
MAN ARRESTED FOR FAILING TO SMILE AT OLYMPIC EVENT
Surrey Police told the world's press that a 54-
year-old spectator had been arrested for "a
publick order offence" during the Olympic men's
cycling road race on the games' opening weekend.
They said he was "too close for Comfort" to the
competitors.
That man was Mark Worsfold, A Maritial Art
Instructors who had stopped to watch the race
after helping to run sport taster at the Mole
Valley Olympic Event. He was sitting down on a
wall in Redhouse Park, Leatherhead, when, just
as the Racer were due to appear, he was
restrained and handcuffed, He was taken to
Reigate Police Station, where he says questions
focused on his failure to smile or seem as if he
was enjoying the event.
Mr Worsfold has Parkinson's disease, which
causes his face to become expressionless and
Masklike because of muscle rigidity. He told the
Eye he would not take any Action against the
Police but wanted what really happened to be out
in the Open, given what had been reported. He
was released without Charge or Caution, Surrey
Police said the arrest was "based on his Manner,
his State of dress and his proximity of Course".
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