A blogger has blasted British police after they arrested him for sharing a meme on social media that read “F— Hamas.”

Pete North, 47, filmed officers arriving at his Yorkshire home in the U.K. on Sept. 25 and telling him he was being detained because he had “posted something on the internet” that a member of their hate crime team “didn’t appreciate.” 

The shocking footage shows an officer explaining that North was being arrested “on suspicion of publishing or distributing written material intended to stir up racial hatred.”

The post in question had been shared by North on X in August and featured a Palestinian flag with the words: “F— Palestine. F— Hamas. F— Islam. Want to protest? F— off to Muslim country and protest.”

Two North Yorkshire officers came to arrest Pete North at home and took him to Harrogate police station.

North told The Telegraph he pressed the officer on whether he was aware of Hamas’s atrocities, including the murder of civilians on October 7. “He was totally oblivious,” North claimed.

After being questioned for several hours, North was released without charge. 

“I feel quite strongly that what political cartoons and memes I post on social media is none of the police’s business,” North said.

“Nobody should be facing police inquiries for posting memes on Twitter. The whole point of this exercise is not to win convictions. It’s to terrorize people like me into thinking twice about posting spicy memes,” he added.

North Yorkshire Police confirmed the arrest, telling UK media: “A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of publishing or distributing written material intended to stir up racial hatred. He has been released under investigation while inquiries continue.”

Fox News Digital has reached out to North Yorkshire Police for comment.