• "Don't tell these guys that you swallow" - Police
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[img]http://resources1.news.com.au/images/2011/08/14/1226114/791429-correction-australia-sword-swallowing-record.jpg[/img] Internationally renowned street performer Chayne Hultgren says he was locked in a New York prison cell with "no food, no rights". Picture: AFP [release] • Sword-swallower charged with disorderly conduct • Australian says he was put in cell with sex offenders • He was being disorderly, had whips, sword - police • Danger zones: Most dangerous places to travel AN acclaimed Aussie sword-swallower was arrested while busking in New York for "brandishing a sword in public". The Space Cowboy - real name Chayne Hultgren, 33, from Byron Bay, NSW - claims police threw him into a packed cell, saying: "Don't tell these guys you swallow." "After 24 hours locked up I am now released from jail," he said on his Facebook page. "All my performance props have been confiscated but I am a free man. They charged me for 'disorderly conduct' and I was locked up with junkies, sexual offenders and four break-dancers." Mr Hultgren, who claimed the unofficial world record of swallowing 27 swords at the Irish Street Performance Festival and holds the official world record of 18 swallows at once, said an officer approached him as he performed in front of a large street crowd and said: "I don't care if you are a sword swallower, you were holding a sword in public and I have every right to shoot you." Mr Hultgren said he was told to tell the crowd to disperse and he'd be back to finish his show in an hour. "As soon as most of the crowd dispersed I was cuffed and aggressively guided into the back of a police vehicle," he said. "I spent the next 24 hours handcuffed and locked up in a cell. No bed, no food, no rights. "When I was locked in a small cell with 26 other prisoners one of the officers said tauntingly and loudly through the bars 'don't tell these guys you swallow'." The NYPD confirmed Mr Hultgren's arrest on August 2, at 11.30am, on the corner of 43rd and 7th Sts in Manhattan. "He was disorderly, creating a hazardous condition," a spokesman said. "He was swinging whips and in possession of a sword and had no ... identification." Mr Hultgren said all his props were in police custody and it was a convoluted process to get them back. "I have a gig this weekend so I have been desperately trying to buy all new props," he wrote. "I ordered a new 4m unicycle, more swords and whips. "The only thing they let me keep was my bag. So that turned out to be a very expensive street show for me. I even missed my flight because I was in jail. "Total loss for me is in the thousands even though in the end I was not charged or fined. They just let me go." He added on Facebook: "Busking New York sux bigtime!"[/release]
Break-dancers were locked up? I don't like the sound of NY.
[quote]said an officer approached him as he performed in front of a large street crowd and said: "I don't care if you are a sword swallower, you were holding a sword in public and I have every right to shoot you."[/quote] Fire the officer [quote]"When I was locked in a small cell with 26 other prisoners one of the officers said tauntingly and loudly through the bars 'don't tell these guys you swallow'."[/quote] and then sue the NYPD
As if he's going to harm anyone with a sword like that.
What the fuck is wrong with the police nowadays?
Would this be a good time to post that "No Fun Allowed" image? Seriously. "You're under arrest for being a street performer. Along with those break dancers. Always break dancing. Dancing all over the place with their boomboxes and homies. I fucking hate dancing."
Is that his fucking spine on his chest?????!?!?!?
Those aren't even swords, they're performance props for christ sake, I doubt they could cut or stab a stick of butter. Better arrest people for carrying cardboard cutouts of a sword too.
[QUOTE=plokoon9619;31734942]Is that his fucking spine on his chest?????!?!?!?[/QUOTE] I noticed that too. Some weird bone structure.
Can the police please stop making themselves look bad. Please.
I always try to give law enforcement the benefit of the doubt, but this is just wrong.
[QUOTE=cqbcat;31734995]I noticed that too. Some weird bone structure.[/QUOTE] It's just a subdermal implant.
Are the swords he has in that picture there the ones he was using? Because WOW I better watch out for the NYPD the next time I decide to mess around with SuperSoakers.
Yeah I think that the officer should make a a public apology then have an evaluation done. I hope the officers who gave him a hard time are reprimanded.
[QUOTE]"I don't care if you are a sword swallower, you were holding a sword in public and I have every right to shoot you."[/QUOTE] yeah, because, you know, it's not like the police have tazers and shit clearly it's cuffs or dead
Since when is carrying a sword illegal in the US? I could get England or another extremely anti-weapon country, but the United States? The country where you can buy sniper rifles at Wal-Mart and flamethrowers don't even need a license? Hell, just switch from swallowing swords to swallowing shotguns. As long as it's registered, that's fully legal in NYC.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;31735420]go on... no seriously that sounds interesting[/QUOTE] They put junk under his skin to make it bulge out and stuff. The end.
That's terrible. Why do I even visit this section? It just makes me mad and depressed. But seriously, I can't believe that. He didn't do anything wrong. He even looks like an honest, innocent guy IMO.
[quote]I was locked up with junkies, sexual offenders and four break-dancers.[/quote] :v:
[quote]The Space Cowboy - real name Chayne Hultgren, 33, from Byron Bay, NSW - claims police threw him into a packed cell, saying: "Don't tell these guys you swallow."[/quote] offensive or not, that's still very fucking witty
The police have nothing better to do?
Now to see if the cop is fired. (ha) Either nothing will happen or he'll get a paid suspension. :(
[QUOTE=Dr.C;31734925]What the fuck is wrong with the police nowadays?[/QUOTE] shh.. if a police man heard you say that he'd tase you and beat you to death
As soon as I heard breakdancers I figured they were taking a page from Zoolander and breakdance fighting
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M8vei3L0L8[/media] Except instead of being black, it's about a street performer.
Australian bans sw- hey wait something isn't right here Oh, New York, nevermind.
wow the police sure are mean sometimes.
[QUOTE=Aurora93;31735750]offensive or not, that's still very fucking witty[/QUOTE] is this what passes for wit these days?
[QUOTE=Zeke129;31734881]Fire the officer and then [B]sue the NYPD[/B][/QUOTE] the american way just because you don't like something doesn't mean you can sue for it, i dont see anything illegal there and the officer was well within his rights to say what he said [editline]14th August 2011[/editline] not saying i agree with their actions, but really now, that's ridiculous
how dare people be able to seek legal redress for perceived harms by government agents
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