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RACIST PENSIONER WHO ABUSED INVERNESS TAXI DRIVER IN VILE TIRADE CHARGED WITH HATE CRIME
A shocking video clip has emerged of a Scots woman subjecting a taxi driver to a barrage of horrific racist abuse. The woman repeatedly hurls vile slurs at the male driver from the back seat of the vehicle. The footage, which has been widely shared on social media, relates to an incident which took place around 11:20pm on Saturday night, 9 September. Police Scotland has since con- firmed in a statement that a 59-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a hate- crime in an Inverness taxi and is now the subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal. Officers say any type of hate crime is completely unacceptable and this type of abuse will not be tolerated. The CCTV footage from the taxi starts with the woman shouting: “You shouldn’t even f****** be in our country,
you’re not even
Scottish. Why don’t you go back to your foreign f******
country.
Parasite.” The driver, who remains calm throughout the incident, asks if she has anything else to say. She replies: “Stinky f****** parasite, that’s what you are. Let me out of here before I f****** set fire to your f****** car.” The driver then says: “I’m taking you to the police station”. The irate passenger responds: “Oh piss off you c***. Good luck to you. The coppers like me, they won’t like a f****** parasite like you. F****** c***. Go and f*** yourself. “You’re a f****** t***, that’s what you are. So you f******* prisonised me here. You won’t let me out the
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f****** car, piss off you f******* c***. “When we get there, let me out and I’ll be f****** off so carry on mate. You f****** waste of space, c***. What do you expect me to pay it now, do you? Turn that f****** meter off cause I’m not paying f*** all. “I’ll say you tried it on with me so there you go so you better let me out. Dirty c***. I’ll say you tried it on because I wouldn’t pay your money. So good luck you b******.” The driver then states: “You’ve no idea, madam, that you are on a camera.” The video then cuts out as the woman replies: “Oh, I’m on a camera?” Jim Kyle, chairman of the Scottish Taxi Federation, said: “Unfortun- ately this isn’t the first time I’ve heard about incidents like this involving drivers being abused. “Racial abuse is just not acceptable in any shape, form or size and the Federation utterly condemns it. “This is why we would encourage all drivers to have cameras inside their vehicles to keep both drivers and customers safe.”
The shameful incident has also been condemned by anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card. In a statement, they said: “We are angry and sad at the racist abuse suffered by the taxi driver. But we are not surprised. This type of
right across the country on a daily basis and is horrendous. “We hope the racist is found by the police and charged accordingly. And the dignity and decorum shown by the driver should be an example to us all.” Two taxi firms in Inverness have condemned the actions of the woman. The driver’s employer, Inverness City Taxis, shared the Police Scotland statement on Facebook, saying they are “deeply appalled and saddened” by the incident and that they
have
banned the individual charged from using their taxis. The firm said: “We unequivocally condemn any form of racial discrimination, hatred, or abuse, and we stand firmly against such reprehensible actions. “The safety and wellbeing of our drivers and passengers are of paramount importance to us. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful environ- ment within our company and the communities we serve. We do not tolerate any behaviour that threat- ens the dignity or personal safety of our employees or customers. “We will co-operate fully with the authorities to ensure that justice is served. The individual who has been charged for this appalling act will no longer be able to book a taxi through us.” Inverness Taxis also slammed the behaviour shown in the clip, stating: “This woman will never ever get a taxi from IT Taxis. The driver did an amazing job in the circumstances and is a credit to our industry.”
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