Woman ticked off by police for "fat" comment

[Smokey]

A woman struck by a hit and run car driver in northern England said she was told off by a police officer for using the F-word to describe the driver -- "fat."

Mary Magilton, 54, suffered cuts and bruises after being hit by the car which mounted the pavement while she was chatting with friends in Oldham and then drove off, newspapers reported on Friday.

She reported the incident but was ticked off by a police officer when she said the driver of the car was a "fat" woman.

"I was given a frosty look and told I couldn't say that. I could have said lardy, porky or podgy. But I wouldn't dare use those words," the Daily Mirror quoted her as saying.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the description recorded on the police log of the incident did include the word "fat."

"I don't think she was severely reprimanded," the spokeswoman said, adding GMP had a policy to ensure officers used "appropriate language" that would not cause offence.


Source: Reuters London

[Primrose]

maybe he was fat..;D

[Smokey]

-{ Quote: "maybe he was fat..;D" }-
That's a good one!;D ;D ;D

[Phoenix22]

it's so hard to curtail ones intake........don't you think, john? especially in w. Michigan. seems we have the market cornered on heifers. of course, i can see how that happens; the food is so damn bland, here, that the women hop from restaurant to restaurant to satisfy their palette.

[rothko]

a brititsh comic called Jimmy Carr has this joke in his set:
"Someone came up to me last week and complained about jokes I was making about overweight people. Quite a big boned girl. She said 'I think you're fattist'. I said 'No, I think you're fattest'."

[iceni60]

the police here are not very bright. i was stopped the other day because two policemen both said they saw me riding a stolen bicycle ??? they both lied. when we went and looked at the bike which they said i had dumped when i saw them, it was locked up to some railings. idiots. they left after that.