The man charged with murdering the first London cabbie killed on the job in more than 30 years cuts a tough-guy profile on social media, with images of him showing off tattoos and flashing gang signs.

The Facebook page of a Cody Perkin, who is charged with second-degree murder, features a host of photographs and personal information boasting of being a “big boss” and “hustlin,” and welcoming his son in January 2015.

Over a picture of his sleeping infant, the 23-year-old posted, “This lil guy is all that matter.”

The Free Press has also learned Perkin has a criminal record that includes a conviction two years ago for uttering a death threat.

The former landscaping service worker is charged with second-degree murder in the weekend death of 64-year-old ­Vijay Bhatia, whom police say was pulled from his cab early Saturday and attacked in the parking lot of the Mac’s ­convenience store at 925 ­Wonderland Rd. S.

The beating death — police obtained security video from the cab, showing two customers in the back seat before the attack — was a stark reminder to some taxi drivers Monday that theirs can be a dangerous business, even with security cameras, required for years now under a city bylaw.

“You never know what’s going to happen,” said France Mbikeshi, a 50-year-old driver who said his wife was so upset about the attack, she asked him to stop driving at night.

“Everybody wants to go out and then go home safe,” said Mbikeshi, adding “everybody’s worried because it’s not safe.”

Others in the industry said the weekend slaying should send a message to city council when it goes back to the long-debated issue of requiring security cameras in taxis but not in Uber vehicles.

The city passed a vehicle for hire bylaw in February that requires the cameras in cabs, but not for ride-sharing services like Uber for a trial period that will be revisited in the fall.

Police made a quick arrest in the slaying, thanks to video from the Blue & White taxi.

“Cameras make people feel safe,” said Roger Caranci, a taxi industry representative and former city councillor.

“I don’t think there is any way the city can ignore this when it comes to council. This did not save a life,” but it helped police to quickly identify a suspect, he said.

Perkin, who is in custody, is to appear in court in London on Tuesday on the charges against him.

Besides the second-degree murder charge, he faces charges of assault and uttering threats in relation to another person, who sustained minor injuries not requiring medical treatment, police said.

A post on Perkin’s Facebook page from February read: “One love to all you people that said I wouldn’t make it now I’m laughing in your faces,”

The social media account also says he worked at TLC Landscaping in London, attended Clarke Road secondary and originally hailed from Clinton.

TLC officials described Perkin Monday as a casual, on-call worker they had little recollection of.

“Sitting in my crib reminiscing how your life is only as good as you make it,” read a post on Perkin’s account January 2015.

The account also references an apparent run-in with police, with a June 2014 posting that said, “cops keep cuffing me but im (sic) always out by morning.”

Perkin’s adult record includes a list of probation violations and breaches of court orders.

Bhatia, a grandfather and father of four, drove a cab for more than 20 years.

His death is believed to be the first of a London cab driver on the job since early 1985, when Joseph Pasztor was shot. A teenager was convicted of murder in the case. Six years earlier, the cab-driving son of a judge was bludgeoned to death by two men who were later convicted.

The combination of extra security and wireless devices to electronically process fares has improved safety for cab drivers, an industry in which cash-toting drivers were vulnerable to robberies — sometimes violent — years ago.

In February, in a 7-6 vote, council axed a proposed bylaw requiring all vehicle-for-hire drivers to install dashboard security cameras. Uber had threatened to pull out of London if the city required the cameras, a cost to drivers of about $1,000 a vehicle.

Just two weeks earlier, in a split vote, council approved requiring cameras in the ride-sharing vehicles. The debate over Uber and cameras consumed council for about 18 months.

“Vijay was a nice man, a great guy for the industry. He supported cameras. People who drive for Uber should undersand he was concerned for their well being,” said Caranci.

Cameras have been mandatory in taxis since 2009.

Coun. Jesse Helmer, a supporter of Uber, called the death tragic, but said it should not be raised now for political gain.

“It’s a tragedy, this is awful. It shows that cameras are helpful in an investigation, but what is the deterrent effect?” he asked.

“I don’t know how this is an argument for cameras as a deterrent. Cameras do not deter people from doing awful things. There is a belief they do, but it’s not true,” he said.

Orest Katolyk, the city’s chief bylaw enforcement officer, noted city staff had recommended the security cameras be included in Uber vehicles but the politicians overruled that.

“If you Google Uber and safety, there are a lot of examples of incidents in private vehicles for hire. We have always said that a ride, is a ride, is a ride,” said Katolyk.

“A time may come when it is required to have cameras in private vehicles for hire, for safety.”

During the protracted debate about security cameras, some politicians argued that since Uber requires a credit card and an address to process a ride, there are ways to identify passengers in its vehicles.

London police said officers responding to a reported assault found Bhatia in the parking lot with no vital signs. He was taken to hospital, where he died.

— With files by Jane Sims and Dale Carruthers

What other drivers say

Masoud Kaberi, 56: Said the public’s disrespect for cabbies fuels mistreatment of his fellow drivers. “They don’t care. This is (the) problem,” he said. “They say, ‘They are immigrants, they are not human.’ " Both Kaberi and another driver, France Mbikeshi, say an emergency meeting of city officials, taxi industry representatives and police should be held in the wake of Bhatia’s death, the city’s second homicide of 2017.

Paul Thompson, 62: “Anytime you lose one, it hangs in the back of your mind. It’s unnerving,” said the 26-year industry veteran, adding he’s been assaulted only once in his career but has heard stories from other drivers who have been stabbed. Now, he worries fallout from the homicide may prompt the city to push for partitions in cabs, a safety measure that’s mandatory in some North American cities. But the move would put traditional taxis at a further disadvantage to Uber, said Thompson, because vehicles with partitions can only carry three passengers.

Compiled by Dale Carruthers, The London Free Press