Margaret Haney - Revision history

Jim Burton at 17:42, 9 August 2025

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	She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which she evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.		She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which she evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.

	News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was to eventually backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against ~~any~~ sex ~~offender~~.		News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was to eventually backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than any of the ones she had whipped up against sex offenders.

	In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>		In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>

Jim Burton at 17:41, 9 August 2025

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	She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which she evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.		She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which she evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.

	News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.		News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was to eventually backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.

	In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>		In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>

Jim Burton at 17:38, 9 August 2025

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	'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "'''Big Mags'''") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s. In 2025, the BBC released a "true crime" podcast about her.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002h5gg The ballad of Big Mags]</ref>		'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "'''Big Mags'''") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s. In 2025, the BBC released a "true crime" podcast about her.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002h5gg The ballad of Big Mags]</ref>

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	In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>		In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>

			==See also==

			*[[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred]]
			*[[Anti]]

	==References==		==References==

Jim Burton at 15:59, 9 August 2025

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	[[File:0 JS24188530.jpg\|thumb\|Pictured in the Daily Record, being led away from the home of an offender]]		[[File:0 JS24188530.jpg\|thumb\|Pictured in the Daily Record, being led away from the home of an offender]]
	'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "'''Big Mags'''") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s.		'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "'''Big Mags'''") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s. In 2025, the BBC released a "true crime" podcast about her.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002h5gg The ballad of Big Mags]</ref>

	She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which she evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.		She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which she evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.

	News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.		News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.

	~~In 2025, the BBC released a "true crime" podcast about her.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002h5gg The ballad of Big Mags]</ref>~~

	In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>		In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>

Jim Burton at 15:58, 9 August 2025

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	News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.		News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.

			In 2025, the BBC released a "true crime" podcast about her.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002h5gg The ballad of Big Mags]</ref>

	In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>		In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>

Jim Burton at 15:35, 9 August 2025

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	'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "'''Big Mags'''") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s.		'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "'''Big Mags'''") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s.

	She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which he evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.		She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which she evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.

	News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.		News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.

Jim Burton at 15:34, 9 August 2025

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	'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "Big Mags") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s.		'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "'''Big Mags'''") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s.

	She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which he evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.		She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which he evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.

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[[File:0 JS24188530.jpg|thumb|Pictured in the Daily Record, being led away from the home of an offender]]
'''Margaret Haney''' (aka "Big Mags") was a Scottish anti-pedophile campaigner, community leader, working-class matriarch and drug dealer. Her work foresaw the anti-sex offender [[vigilantism]] associated with such communities in the late 90s and early 00s.

She shot to fame in the 90s after leading a hatemob to successfully evacuate a sex offender from her housing estate, going on to make multiple media appearances in which he evinced the "chastening aura" that made her presence so feared north of the border.

News pieces mention that in the later months, she was widely exposed as a known drug dealer in her community, and her family were involved in various crimes. It was her own brand of mob justice that was eventually to backfire on her, as she was chased out of her community by a group larger than the ones she had whipped up against any sex offender.

In 2013, she died of cancer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0r7zyg7845o BBC - The rise and fall of "Big Mags"]</ref>

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