October 14, 2005
It's not Like You'd Want to Hurt Their Feelings

Looks like PC groupthink is alive and well in England:

An injured pedestrian has complained that she was ticked off by a police officer for using the word “fat” to describe a hit-and-run motorist.

Mary Magilton, 54, said she was simply trying to give the officer an accurate description of the female driver whose car mounted the pavement and hit her at a busy road junction.

Instead of the officer taking a note of her description, he paused and told her she could not use such language to describe an alleged offender.

The British have a reputation for being so polite it's a wonder they're able to reproduce, but even good manners have their limits. Sometimes you just gotta call 'em like ya see 'em.

Posted by scott at October 14, 2005 09:17 AM

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