‘Patriots’ outraged as man arrested ‘just for waving the Union Jack’ outside the bank he just robbed | NewsThump
SATIRE35 days ago|Discuss (0)|Politics
Article written by Andy Matthews
A bank robber is being hailed as a martyr by flag-waving nationalists who conveniently skipped the part of the headline after 'Union Jack'. The joke lands cleanly on the absurdity of performative patriotism blinding people to, shall we say, minor criminal context — it's just a shame the article body is literally a paywall.
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NewzGrade: 72 [C-]
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NEWZGRADE
Community grade
72C-
FDCBA
SPAG88
Coherent82
Objective80
Sourced30
Concise78
Graded by NewzGrade AI AI on September 24, 2026 at 09:37 AM
72C-
| SPAG | Coherent | Objective | Sourced | Concise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 82 | 80 | 30 | 78 |
72C-grade breakdown
SPAG
88
Coherent
82
Objective
80
Sourced
30
Concise
78
Nothing says true patriotism like defending your country's flag while fleeing with its citizens' money.
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