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Brickbat: Laying Down the Law

Charles Oliver | 8.16.2017 4:00 AM

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The Sussex, England, police department says it has sanctioned its hate crimes officer, Sgt. Peter Allan, for using his verified Twitter account to warn a local supermarket that its "feminine care" signs are sexist and should be replaced with personal care signs. "It's an issue of gender identity. Men may use the products," he tweeted.

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  1. Telcontar the Wanderer   9 years ago

    "The Sussex, England, police department says it has sanctioned its hate crimes officer"

    AKA "the Dzherzhinsky effect"

  2. AlmightyJB   9 years ago

    They want him to be a petty asshole. They just don't want the general public to know what they're up to.

  3. Jerryskids   9 years ago

    I'm pretty sure you weren't watching the BBC news, I think you were watching Monty Python.

    1. Radioactive   9 years ago

      you mean there's a difference?

  4. Bra Ket   9 years ago

    "Sussex Police have since confirmed that it is not a parody account..."

    My first question too.

    1. Telcontar the Wanderer   9 years ago

      Oh, I wouldn't go so far as to say it's not a parody account...

  5. John C. Randolph   9 years ago

    Men may use the products

    Yeah whatever, perv.

    -jcr

  6. Tom Bombadil   9 years ago

    "It's an issue of gender identity. Men may use the products,"

    Asked Ian Mcdorkbrit: "What do I do with the string?"

    1. Radioactive   9 years ago

      floss?

  7. Fist of Etiquette   9 years ago

    "...Men may use the products," he tweeted.

    The kind of men who become hate crimes officers.

    1. Radioactive   9 years ago

      The kind of men who identify as women that day.

  8. Longtobefree   9 years ago

    Well, a 'hate crime officer' has gotta hate.

  9. simplybe   9 years ago

    Are people's lives so shallow that they have nothing better to do than this nonsense.

    1. Telcontar the Wanderer   9 years ago

      Well, if we did, we wouldn't be in this comment section, would we?

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