On R4 news this evening it announced that 9 men had been arrested for the big Hatton Garden burglary at Easter. The announcer said that the ages of the men ranged from 48 - 76. The next sentence said that three of the men were pensioners aged (I think) 67,71 & 76.
AIBU to think that this was pointless and unnecessary remark that added nothing to the story but features in my canon as a classic bit of ageism.
The people who wrote this news item obviously thought that the idea of three men over 65 robbing safe deposits was exceptional and obviously laughable. Wait for Friday and the News Quiz and all the jokes about burglars with Zimmer frames, forgetting where they are and what they are doing.
How do you acknowledge Easter.
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