In What Might Be the Most Idiotic Potter-Related News Ever…
This is nuts:
Wanted posters have gone up in New Zealand with a picture of Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane.
Police have used his face because he looks very similar to a teenager who is suspected of committing a string of burglaries.
Under local laws, they’re not allowed to display a picture of the 16-year-old because he is underage.
Copies of the poster have been distributed to homes in the area, where police said residents have been targeted by the bike-riding teenager.
Below the heading ‘Wanted’ is the picture of Coltrane, underneath which are the words ‘Active burglar in this neighbourhood’.
The text below explains that the photo is of Coltrane and continues: “Robbie Coltrane is not the burglar but imagine him aged 16 with lank greasy hair and you have the picture.
Wow. Just when you think the world can’t get any stupider.
(Hat Tip: AF)
August 8th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Hahaha, I want to here what Coltrane has to say about this!
August 8th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I’m still somewhat confused as to how a sixteen year old can look enough like Robbie Coltrane to use his face on wanted posters, but crazy anyway!
August 8th, 2008 at 9:10 am
That is hilarious! Is it with him in Hagrid getup, or plain old Nuns-on-the-Run Coltrane?
August 8th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Kind of political correctness & sensitivity run amuck, isn’t it? We can’t actually show you the picture of the suspected thief but we have no trouble showing you a picture of someone who is clearly innocent. Oh, we’ll just add a disclaimer, though, so that if Robbie Coltrane happens to be in Auckland this week people don’t start reporting him to the police. But if he looks like the thief or the thief looks like him, how will people know?
If they catch the thief, I think he & his family will be more concerned with that than with a sketch of him put up around the country. Oh my…
August 8th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
And I thought that it was the Australians who are crazy!
No offense if you are Australian or from New Zealand.
August 10th, 2008 at 3:41 am
That is so funny! If I were him I would be kind of mad. Most people wont stop and read the fine print and think that he’s the burglar or whatever.
August 11th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Poor Hagrid he is just so misunderstood. I am guessing Penny is behind this somehow!
August 13th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Too bad they didn’t use the Sirius wanted posters. That would have been just plain funny!
August 14th, 2008 at 1:49 am
I’m Australian, and I have to admit I found a twinge of offense with you calling it idiotic. It makes sense to me, if he really does look like Coltrane. I would retaliate by saying Americans are idiots, but their not. I just wish you guys weren’t so offensive to somethings. You can have said it was just a funny fact, not idiotic.
August 14th, 2008 at 3:03 am
Sally- I apologize if you are offended but my calling it idiotic had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that this story occurred in New Zealand or near Australia. If this happened around the block from my home, in America I still would have called it idiotic. It wasn’t amusing or funny to me. It was absolutely ridiculous.
August 17th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Thats ok, I get you. Hey, I call on New Zealanders all the time, I’m just saying the way it was worded it seemed like you were being offensive, because sometimes Americans are rude towards people that aren’t American, but you’re obviously not like that, so its alright!