Mick Hartley

Judge rules you cannot police people fairly when you have clearly taken a side pic.twitter.com/JLMrYRNgjR

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Pride has been so thoroughly co-opted by trans, by the gender people, that when police support a Pride march they're taking sides in the gender debate. That's where we are. Even a judge can see it.

Background:

A gender-critical lesbian has won a case against Northumbria Police who failed to act impartially by marching at a Newcastle Pride parade.

Linzi Smith, 34, claimed that the force's "uniformed participation" in last year's march broke the professional oath sworn by each police officer to act "with impartiality" at work.

And in a landmark High Court ruling today, a judge found that there would have been "issues" in policing with impartiality if, for example, an "attempted counter demonstration by gender critical people" broke out.

Court filings outline how Smith "entirely accepts that it was necessary for the event to be policed, but she objects to what she sees as the force and/or members of the force associating themselves with the views of supporters of gender ideology and transgender activists by actively participating".

"Gender ideology", she claimed, had been "embraced by the organisers of the event" and was supported by "many of the participants".

While at the march, police were seen marching with a "Police Pride" flag, Pride colours, Unison trade union banners and more.

Added:

Statement Following My High Court Victory Today.

I am delighted with the judgement of the Court. It is terrifying to live in a community where the police have abandoned their duty of impartiality and embraced a highly controversial political cause. I’ve experienced first-hand…

— Linzi 🖤🤍 (@RightNUFC) July 16, 2025

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Full text:

I am delighted with the judgement of the Court. It is terrifying to live in a community where the police have abandoned their duty of impartiality and embraced a highly controversial political cause. I’ve experienced first-hand what happens when the police forget their duty of impartiality. I posted some gender critical tweets, and Northumbria Police launched an investigation into my conduct – but when I received appalling homophobic abuse as a lesbian, they did absolutely nothing. Their participation in the Pride march clearly shows where their sympathies lie. Today however, the court has ruled decisively that the Chief Constable acted unlawfully. My hope is that Northumbria Police change their ways and follow this ruling. If they do they will be policing the community for everyone.

Many Thanks to each and every one of you who showed me support throughout.
This is a victory for all of us. ❤️

Last word to Joan Smith:

It’s a scandal of epic proportions that so many senior police officers have embraced gender ideology. They have fallen for the lie that giving special rights to trans people, at the expense of everyone else, is a neutral and apolitical act. Today’s judgment has stripped away that excuse, exposing the spectacle of cops waving Progress flags as a declaration of blatant bias.