Hipsters are everywhere these days, and it seems that even the police are getting in on the act.
Photographer Guy Smallman attended an English Defence League protest on the weekend, expecting to get pictures of the protest and possible confrontations between police and the protesters. However, he snapped one picture of a cop whose beard was a sight to behold, and ended up going viral, as people dubbed him 'Hipster cop'.
I know that hipsters like looking uncool but this is ridiculous! #riotpolice #walthamstow #hipstercop #fecalbeard pic.twitter.com/J8VvBeuFMl
— Guy Smallman (@GuySmallman) May 9, 2015
Morning folks. Still chuckling at these #hipstercop pics. Light hearted positive police press! pic.twitter.com/PDENZxctsA
— PC Molnar & Pruden (@MPSThamesmead) May 11, 2015
"Anything you say will be taken down in evidence...Now, hold my Octopus while I fetch my Quill" #HipsterCop pic.twitter.com/MgBsuC16jW
— Jim Sheridan (@Jim_Sheridan) May 10, 2015
" I make my own pepper spray it's more authentic than the off the shelf variety" #Hipstercop pic.twitter.com/vm9LS02kNs
— Andymack (@Andymack) May 10, 2015
"I'm arresting you on some charges, they are really obscure and you've probably never heard of them". #hipstercop pic.twitter.com/is8KIbvJRT
— Aaron John Bastani (@AaronBastani) May 10, 2015
I preferred the protesters' earlier stuff. #hipstercop pic.twitter.com/V1ZTNCEw2H
— Robin Grainger (@RobinGrainger) May 10, 2015
The policeman has yet to be identified (and unless he shaves his beard he should be easy enough to spot) while Smallman tweeted that hipster cop was funny and all, but thousands of pounds "of our money wasted protecting 65 racists & everyone is talking about 1 plod's beard", which slightly missed the point of why he was there taking photos in the first place.
Via i100
