BBC News does not inform readers cat killer and murderer Scarlett Blake is transgender in this article. I intend to complain to ofcom. These are not our crimes.

BBC 1 has just persistently referred to him as she. Despite reporting that he's going to a men's prison Ridiculous.

Stupid analogy that doesn't even work in this context.

Curious if OP also takes the same approach with ethnic minorities or perhaps the disabled. If they commit crimes, does she also require a disclaimer because they’re not “her” crimes?

I couldn’t care less if someone I’ve never met is the same gender as me or not. Utterly immaterial.

There are many fair arguments and issues around trans, but this is just weird bigotry.

I do too. If facts are so mutable and it's legitimate to report one thing as being another, where does the justification for this practice end? What else can BBC lie about because it suits their narrative, even though it is written in their charter to educate and inform?

"(SB) led him to a scheduled riverbank where he was hit on the back of the head with a vodka bottle, strangled and then pushed into the River Cherwell"

It's just not a crime a woman would commit.

It’s important that statistics are correct for future generations to trust and study. At the moment women’s stats are being messed around. Women don’t generally commit crimes like this. But if we had one women commit this type of crime and now we have two that’s 100% increase! It’s misleading. Also funding ie grants is directed at orgs who use these stats.

Hate the fact he’s being called she. Tried to leave a comment on the Times article but can’t.

But just as bad is that he’s being called the CAT killer when he killed a PERSON.

MOJ have confirmed men's prison, according to the BBC .

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/26/cat-killer-sentenced-to-life-for-oxford-as-part-of-sexual-fantasy?CMP=ShareiOSAppp_Other

HE. He. He. He.

These are not the sort of crimes women EVER commit for sexual gratification.

He.

My husband just asked me if I had "seen the article about the crazy woman who killed a cat and then a human."

When I told him that the murderer was a man he asked me why I was getting so worked up about it.

Normally he gets why I get annoying when it comes to sports and safe spaces etc. but not this for some reason.

It's extremely important society knows a transgender woman committed this extremely disturbing sick twisted crime

As this kind of thing sets a precedence for other horrific minded future crimes that could be committed by this demographics of our society,

what another poster said on their post that on the Internet people were debating 🤔 why women are becoming more violent

the disturbing torture and killing of domestic pet was the alarm ⏰️🔔 bell red banner ect...

To make it worse I just read the article and it states blake was previously known as Alice Wang so doubling down on them being a woman. It really does imply this person was born female .

Exactly, when the victim is transgender it all very clearly stated. But when a perpetrator is, they seem to try and hide it - like as though it doesn't fit with the 'most vulnerable' narrative.

A cat then. Oh wait, they didn't use that, did they. Lying bastards.

And such a contrast to the reporting on Brianna Ghey, where no one could be left in any doubt that Brianna was transgender, though I suppose some people could have been unclear about whether Brianna was MtF or FtM.

Yes it’s shockingly misleading reporting. I complained last week. I notice in the latest bbc report they haven’t said where Blake will be sent - men’s prison? Or not? Not sure whether that info would be available yet.

I've complained to BBC before about a similar report and their response was that they go with whatever the person identifies as.

Yes, I saw that on several news sites and it wasn't until almost the end of the article they mentioned the perpetrator was a transwoman.

For comparison this is how they used to report on these men, it would be in the headline or the opening paragraph:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/162216.stm

Unfortunately, newspapers are taking direction from the IPSO guidance -

https://www.ipso.co.uk/media/2423/guidance-sex-gender-identity.pdf

It's weird because on the one hand they state that reporting should be accurate and not misleading, but then go on to state that preferred gender identity and pronouns etc. should be used.

That is not accurate in my view. Particularly when discussing a convicted killer.

The Guardian seems to be trying to avoid further criticism by not reporting on the sentencing at all.

Gutted for Jose Carreno's parents and family. He was one of triplets and his family gave him a beautiful tribute. They deserve the truth here also.

Complaint sent.

I have also complained OP. This does matter.

I’ve said before that this feels like the ultimate DARVO.

This