Police officer calls trans protestor ‘pink-haired thing’ in accidental bodycam recording

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/21/norwich-police-bodycam-gemma-barnes-trans/

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SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 11 pts · 42d

That would have described me pretty fittingly when I was around 17.

waz@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 42d (3 replies)

“who had been protesting outside the station after a pigeon was killedin the town by a man on a mobility scooter.”

fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 24 pts · 42d

Initially I thought "What?", but the report seems to clarify that someone allegedly swerved to deliberately run over a pigeon, then reversed back to beat the pigeon to death with a walking stick, in front of the entrance to a "pigeon-friendly" vegan food shop. Someone reported this as "potential animal abuse" to the police. I imagine the police ignored them or told them to fuck off, hence the small protest.

TRAHR@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 42d (1 reply)

What a sick person, who goes out of their way to do something like that to a poor little pigeon.

stevles@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 37d

In my experience, a lot of people in mobility scooters are entirely miserable and pissed off at the world

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 41d

At least they didn't assume gender

saltesc@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 42d
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