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TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (287)

This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Telegraph (from Wednesday, September 15; link good at time of posting):

Seventeen-year old Luke Angel expressed his views on America's president after watching a television programme about September 11 attacks on New York.

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Officers visited Mr Angel at his home in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, where he admitted to sending the email, but claimed that he could not recall his exact words.

A spokeswoman said no action was taken after officers concluded that he was "being silly".

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"I don't remember exactly what I wrote as I was drunk," Mr Angel told The Sun. "But I think I called Barack Obama a pr---. It was silly ? the sort of thing you do when you're a teenager and have had a few."

"The police came ?round took my picture and told me I was banned from America forever," the 17-year-old said.

"I don't really care," he added, but "my parents aren't very happy about it."

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Full post as published by Infamy or Praise on September 17, 2010 (boomark / email).