Mikehall, you are so right, to outsiders a jew is a jew, charedi or secular, no real difference at all in their mind, I hear this regularly at work.
Here in Uk the incident is making lots of headlines. so glad my workplace is closed for the Winter Break. When I look at the demonstrators dressed as so called ” charedi” I feel torn up inside, to see Jew arresting and protesting against each other, terribly painful and embarrassing Like seeing close members of your family beat each other up in public.