Fred Sargeant assaulted

Call it what it is. Trans activists gay bashed a gay rights activist.

This is awful. Sending my best wishes to Fred.

I don't know quite how anyone can get to the point they think it's okay to attack an older man, or shout at a baby.

Self justification fallacy, self righteousness, dehumanisation, I suppose. We've seen it happen many times before - I just find it so hard to believe these people think they are genuinely on the 'right side' of history.

The #bekind bears can just bigger off. Horrible sexist, homophobic, ageist, lying little bullies.

This absolutely shocked me when I first saw the early reports on Twitter and the details which have emerged have been even worse - coffee thrown at him, hit on the head from behind and apparently up to 6 people pushing and shoving a 70+ year old man who uses a cane.

Hoping that he's ok.

Complete scum. Hope Fred is okay.

Disgusting. But it's so obvious now. I'm hoping the better policing at Brighton, and the arrests, is helping with the whole sunlight thing.

For Fred
Get well soon.

Fred is 74. Luckily he seems to be OK. They seem to be getting more vicious alright.

Oddly enough , a friend who lives in the Deep South was considering Vermont because it is so ' liberal'. They elect Bernie Sanders after all.

A podcast I was listening to once explained the notion of 'eustress'.

It's the opposite of distress.

It's where you get away with something, or a certain behaviour, for so long you begin to think you are invincible and your behaviour excelorates.

When you are caught out for your poor behaviour - or arrested and charged - you are utterly indignant because you have absolutely certainty by this point that your poor behaviour is justified.

This sounds familiar. Pushing a 70 year old man, not just any man but a stonewall founder who was at the riots and deserves to be revered, to the floor sounds like what happened to Vito gesualdi and his friend at the Netflix protest.

Shouting at a baby? And thinking you are utterly justified?

Someone will get hurt next.

Multiple people attacking a 70 year old man and pushing him over.

Two grown women shouting at a baby.

And the police won't police them so they feel invincible.

They are narcissists, they are losing their fight, they are escalating the abuse. Unless cops start clamping down hard on TRA crowds, will be murders soon.

Get well soon Fred more appalling behaviour by the TRAs

This is awful news. I hope he recovers well

I'm beginning to feel unalloyed hatred for these cretins. Which is not very useful.

Another rage donation to LGB Alliance is coming.

Get well soon Fred 💐

He’s back home now and pissed off (by the sounds of it). Isn’t he ex police?

Fucking gobshites.

Fred has posted the photo of the man and woman (actual) who attacked him on his Facebook page.

Apparently he’s had a scan and is waiting the results. He’s a 74 year old man who walks with a stick for gods sake. They have everyone don’t they?

utter bastards. I hope they catch them and throw the book at them.

I hope Fred is ok.
Those bawbags have no respect for anyone

They are completely out of control. Malicious, self-righteous, kids who weren't even born when Stonewall kicked off. Far right side of history.

Do we know if he's ok?