Facebook puts triple amputee's pictures back up

Facebook orders war hero who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan to remove picture of his 'offensive' stump
Andy Reid, 37, lost two legs and an arm serving in Afghanistan in 2009
Posted a photo of his stump with the message 'hard work on the legs today'
Site's community team removed the photo because it was 'offensive'
Facebook said the removal was a 'mistake' and re-uploaded the photo
Daily Mail UK
By WILLS ROBINSON FOR MAILONLINE
16 August 2014

Corporal Reid stepped on a landmine whilst out on patrol in Helmand Province in October 2009

A war hero who lost both legs and an arm while serving in Afghanistan has called Facebook 'harsh and narrow-minded' after they removed a picture of one of his stumps because it was 'offensive'.

Former Corporal Andy Reid, 37, from St Helens, Merseyside became a triple-amputee when a landmine exploded while he was on patrol in Helmand Province in 2009.

The father-of-one posted the picture of his stump with the caption 'hard work on the legs today'.

But it was taken down by the social media's site communities team after a user complained about it.

The site removed the innocent image, despite the fact it does not ban violent clips, including beheadings.

He told The Sun: 'It's just a picture of my leg at the end of the day. What's offensive about it? 'This is nowhere near as offensive as some of the pictures spreading from Islamic State fighters.

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