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In reply to the discussion: Invisible Children Co-Founder Detained: SDPD (Public masturbation and vandalism spree) [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,082 posts)23. Meh - Thatcher's PR man did it , was knighted by her, and made a lord by Blair
This exhibitionism asserted itself somewhat differently in one of the most controversial incidents of his life. In the early hours of 21 October 1977, three days after his thirty-sixth birthday and close to the peak of his advertising career, Bell stood naked in the bathroom of his second-floor flat at 13c West Heath Road overlooking Hampstead Heath, and exposed himself to several women while masturbating. At 8.35 a.m. he was arrested and a month later, on 19 November 1977, appeared at Hampstead Magistrates Court. According to the official conviction certificate, he was charged with wilfully, openly, lewdly and obscenely exposing himself with intent to insult a female under Section 4 of the 1824 Vagrancy Act. He was found guilty and fined £50 with seven days to pay. Curiously, this newsworthy case was never reported in the local newspaper, the Hampstead and Highgate Express and only his close colleagues at Saatchis knew of it. To his credit, Bell never flinched when the incident, which later assumed an importance of some magnitude, was raised. He admitted the conviction but denied that the event took place. He confided to a colleague that his lawyers, Butcher Brooks and Co. advised him to plead guilty to avoid a scandal.
http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2012/01/tim-bell-rogues-and-vagabonds/
http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2012/01/tim-bell-rogues-and-vagabonds/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Bell,_Baron_Bell
OK, no vandalism involved.
On edit: Yeah, he's evangelical, and has spoken at Liberty University.
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Invisible Children Co-Founder Detained: SDPD (Public masturbation and vandalism spree) [View all]
Ian David
Mar 2012
OP
He could have at least waited for St. Paddy's Day, when that kind of behavior is expected.
Fuddnik
Mar 2012
#3
I did live in PB when I was 22. Apartment on Grand Ave., a few doors up from the Hare Krisna temple
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#17
You're never too old for drunken public masturbation, with a bit of vandalism
Boudica the Lyoness
Mar 2012
#43
It is interesting. Very strange, considering the recent campaign to get Kony.
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#32
Shit. I'm in the middle of doing just that, as I type on my phone....... hold on.... OK there. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Mar 2012
#8
Not a that big of a deal in my opinion, but he may want to get checked out. nt
ZombieHorde
Mar 2012
#10
Whenever I'm hungry and thirsty, I have two choices-- eat and drink, or masturbate and vandalize.
Ian David
Mar 2012
#27
Meh - Thatcher's PR man did it , was knighted by her, and made a lord by Blair
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2012
#23
When Jesus says masturbate in public and vandalize cars, I'm sure He has a reason. n/t
Ian David
Mar 2012
#26
The link I posted for the Alternet story has links to about 20 other sources at the bottom.
Fuddnik
Mar 2012
#35
People assume the cause means the guy's above reproach instead of incredibly sketchy
Posteritatis
Mar 2012
#30
The basic story of Kony is true; the question is whether 'Invisible Children' are the right people
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2012
#52
I have no sympathy for this asshole. He wants to kill all the gay people in Uganda. Fuck him. n/t
Ian David
Mar 2012
#53
(I just read this on Alternet): Invisible Children Funded By Antigay, Creationist Christian Right
KoKo
Mar 2012
#58
that explains why kids I know at two different parochial schools know about Kony
wordpix
Mar 2012
#73
I can't laugh at that no matter how hard I try. I had a friend taken in on a 5150 hold in December.
slackmaster
Mar 2012
#59
Apparently the guy who's Co-Founder of "Kony 2012" is a Christian Fundie Anti Gay Activist...
KoKo
Mar 2012
#76
Never thought I would see a con-artist exploiting a real human tragedy to make money...
Ian David
Mar 2012
#78
Because having a problem with a "charity" which steals 80% of its donations is supporting Kony? (nt)
Posteritatis
Mar 2012
#79