A man has been handed a suspended prison sentence after parading down a Staffordshire street with his penis exposed, and assaulting multiple people.
Shaye Sims, a male who identifies as a woman, was arrested June 18 of last year after a short spree of public indecency and assault. The 31-year-old was asked to leave a local pub after breaking COVID-19 policies, but didn’t do so quietly.
According to the Daily Record, Sims threw his glassware across the establishment, spat in the landlord’s face multiple times, and physically assaulted the security staff. After being ejected, Sims kicked at the bar’s door until it was almost unhinged.
After being turned out to the street, Sims removed his underwear and lifted up his dress to expose his genitals as he walked in plain sight of many people. Sims was arrested after a brief pursuit by police in which he was tracked by CCTV operators.
The crime spree occurred just two months before Sims was sentenced to a two-year community order after a separate offense in which he admitted to dealing cannabis and amphetamine. Sims has been sentenced to to pay £150 compensation to each of her three victims and a £128 victims surcharge, as well as a suspended 5 month prison sentence. The suspension means Sims will not serve any jail time so long as he complies with certain conditions and does not break them within 12 months.
Coverage of the event led the Daily Record to face backlash from women on social media, as the outlet uniformly referred to Sims as a ‘woman’ and by ‘she/her’ pronouns, even when referring to his male genitals.
“Stop insulting women with this nonsense,” user @GillianKeel1 wrote, “There is nothing that says you have to refer to this person as “she,” you are choosing to do so. Stop it.”
Many called upon the Daily Record to provide clear, accurate reporting, and not place the onus for a male’s crime on women.
“Why not report on this type of incident by referring to trans people as trans identified?” user @MandiganA suggested, “You don’t need to say male or man – the penis detail makes their sex clear. But this person is not female nor a woman, and reporting them as such is inaccurate.”
Other UK-based outlets that reported on Sims’ charges also referred to him as ‘woman’ or ‘female.’
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