During an EDL rally in London, #HipsterCop caught attention for his trendy moustache and bushy beard – and his picture quickly went viral and was tweeted hundreds of times.
The good people of Twitter were quick to liken his look to that of a hipster, which is basically a person who follows all the latest trends and fashion so long as they’re not ‘mainstream’.
Poking fun at the pretentious culture, users captioned the photo with messages like:
‘Person: What am I being arrested for? Cop: Just a bunch of charges you probably haven’t heard of yet?’
But #HipsterCop is apparently definitely not a hipster.
Peter Swinger is a father-of-three who loves fantasy novels and listening to his favourite artist Meatloaf.
A friend told the Daily Mail: “Peter is definitely, definitely not a hipster. He’s a real family man who loves reading and riding his motorbike.
“He can’t help but find the whole thing very, very amusing. The entire family are getting massive laughs from it too, and he’s been getting lot of hip from his colleagues for it as well.”