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Masked E-Scooter Youths Threw Cone at Glasgow Homeless Tent

7/23/2026

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On July 23, 2026, two masked youths on an e-scooter threw an orange traffic cone at a Glasgow tent housing a sleeping homeless man, as CCTV recorded.
Homeless Project Scotland recorded the riders beside tents before the cone was thrown.
The spokesperson said the man slept rough because the shelter was full and no emergency accommodation existed.
She called the act cruel, inhumane and unacceptable and said homelessness is not a crime.

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On July 23, 2026, two masked youths on an e-scooter threw an orange traffic cone at a Glasgow tent housing a sleeping homeless man, as CCTV recorded.
Homeless Project Scotland recorded the riders beside tents before the cone was thrown.
The spokesperson said the man slept rough because the shelter was full and no emergency accommodation existed.
She called the act cruel, inhumane and unacceptable and said homelessness is not a crime.