He attacked me on the tube platform for taking a picture of his cat. People around tried to stop him, but he was pushing past them to get to me. I ran and was hidden by an amazing group of people, but I saw him looking for me. London transport police were very helpful, and the people around me were really nice but it was horrible and terrifying, and I don’t want it to happen to anyone else.

by bewawugosi

32 comments

  1. People are saying not to take pictures, but that is no excuse for being physically assaulted. He could’ve simply asked you to delete the picture, anything else is quite unhinged.

  2. I cant believe how fucking wet the people on this sub are. The comments on here, christ.

    A cheeky pic of a cat on someone’s head where you can’t even see the guys face on the tube. *Perhaps* it isn’t the most polite thing to do but it doesn’t warrant physical assault at all.

    Glad you’re alright OP, guys probably mentally ill tbh.

  3. To people saying “don’t take pictures without permission”, sure, if they were going right up in their face perhaps. But it’s legal to take photos in public spaces. You can’t see his face. He has a fucking cat on his shoulder and doesn’t expect attention? And nothing warrants attacking someone for taking a picture. People defending the attacker need to get a grip, I swear some of you live on your computers 24/7.

  4. U lot who are blaming them for taking the pic need to get out the house and off Reddit

  5. you can’t go walking about the tube with a cat on your shoulders and not expect it to attract interest.

  6. I think it’s probably safer to have a cat in a cat box?

  7. So why does he put the cat on his shoulders if he doesn’t want attention for it? Honestly some people, I feel sorry for the cat, imagine having an owner like that. Bet he’s pleased the back of his head is famous now that he’s kicked up the fuss 😂😂

  8. Oh I see this guy all the time around Camden. Even mentioned him in a thread about local weirdos the other day. 

    Sorry that happened to you OP. 

  9. 😔 Used to go to London regularly when I was a child. We once passed a man with a rat sitting bolt upright on his shoulder. I laughed in surprise and he said ‘I’m training him to be a soldier.’

  10. I’ve seen him often around camden. Last time was in sainsburys where he was live streaming in the biscuit isle debating if Jaffa cakes are biscuits or cakes. He got verbally aggressive with me when I said I have no opinion (he shouted at me for my take on this).

    Funnily enough he said he wouldn’t put the camera on my child – which looking back was considerate

    Other times he is talking to himself walking around the streets. The cat is always on his shoulders

    I have a feeling he has a mental health issue

  12. I’ve got a picture of this matrix wannabe! He wears small black sunglasses and has Chinese (maybe, not certain) characters tattooed on his wrist. Covered in cat hair as well, gross.

  13. I’m prepared for all the downvotes but this is a genuinely hilarious mental image 😂 Did the cat remain on his shoulders while he was trying to attack you? 😂

  14. The cat doesn’t look at all happy, I’m not sure the tube is a good place for it to be

  16. I often see these people with animals on their shoulders and wonder what happened to the guy with a rat on his shoulder. Used to see him everywhere around Westminster area or in the tube. Like you’d be walking in a crowd and spot inches from your face a scaly tail and realise you are face to face with the rats backside. 

    Edit this was back in 2012 

  17. I’ve seen him in Soho. He asked us for money but we didn’t have any. He then said “ You can stroke him if you want” we both decided. My mate then called him a pervert when he’d gone as he didn’t notice the cat 😂

  18. Deffo not a streetcat named “Bob.” Cos he passed a couple of years ago 😞

  19. Fucking idiot for taking an unleashed cat onto the tube, what if it got scared by something and bolted under a train?

  21. Huh I saw him in Camberwell this morning, considered taking a photo kinda glad I didn’t now

  22. Classic London – and *really* classic Camden especially.

    If you see someone who looks like they could either be fucking mental, or endearingly quirky. They are fucking mental 9 times out of 10

    11 times out of 10 in Camden

  23. I saw him once on the tube and he was the same. It was around Canary Wharf. Nightmare. I’m sorry for the cat. It has to live with him.

  25. Everyone saying for OP to mind their own business, even if taking a photo of someone without their permission is wrong, it doesn’t mean that this guy is ok to attempt to assault them. Jesus Christ people

  26. Saw him on the 55 Bus on Hackney Rd standing up, had his dog with him lying down. Just seemed like a normal day for him, but I know I was looking and there were quite a few head’s turning/swiveling as people got on/off.

  27. The cat is matted and in a shit state. He shouldn’t have it.

  28. This guy brings his cat to the secret garden party festival too. I have a picture of him holding the poor cat there from a couple years ago.

  29. Did he have funny looking sunglasses on as well? I think i follow him on tiktok lol

  30. Is that the guy off TikTok with the little sunglasses?

  31. Sorry that that happened to you, but I didn’t need to be told to not take pictures of strangers in public

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