Shep69
Unless they came upon some type of really unbalanced chap; but all kidding aside I don't know anyone I'd put into that category.
Or, more likely, just for example (given his age), a long-serving captain who has passed through LHR security many times over many years either without previously encountering any problems when carrying the same item(s), or perhaps made an honest mistake on this occasion.
Ranger One
he would have been arrested if he had been stopped and searched by plod on Oxford Street
Would he?
How are you in a position to say that?
I'm sure Flying Lawyer would be able to advise us.
The only advice I'd give is:
(1) Wait for the facts to emerge.
It may then be possible to express an opinion about why this incident, involving a 61 year old airline pilot about to board his flight, resulted in an arrest.
(2) Don't attach any weight to what is said by posters playing barrack-room lawyers.
FL