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16-04-2007, 07:48 PM
Originally Posted by Lucky Star 
Indeed. This used to be a reasonable area but we have had a lot of trouble with youths recently.
Numerous calls to the police, one by a neighbour who had both his cars seriously (and expensively) vandalised have not been successful in bringing out ONE officer. I was told, on both occasions I rang, that there was nobody available.
Yet one morning, a couple of months ago, they managed to send out TWELVE officers to walk around the area checking on tax discs and rubbish.
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16-04-2007, 07:51 PM
Originally Posted by Hewey
I find that extremely patronising. Of course I appreciate that parents are protective of their children and of course I understand that is why people get heated but that does nothing to alter the fact that you cannot run a countries justice system fairly by allowing them to respond in a gut fashion.
It's still what I believe though.
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16-04-2007, 07:52 PM
Originally Posted by Hewey
I find that extremely patronising. Of course I appreciate that parents are protective of their children and of course I understand that is why people get heated but that does nothing to alter the fact that you cannot run a countries justice system fairly by allowing them to respond in a gut fashion.
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16-04-2007, 08:03 PM
Originally Posted by Vicki
Good grief! Is it any wonder people are tempted to take the law into their own hands?
The guy who had his cars vandalised - his story is ...
A yob spat on his car and he made him clean it off. Being a hard-working family man he probably thought this was appropriate. His car subsequently had a lump of concrete chucked at it so the side now has a big dent in it. His wife's car has been badly 'keyed' and a wing mirror smashed.
The Police weren't going to come out until he told them he'd go after the yob with a baseball bat and had a go at the Police because they wouldn't come out. Apparently a 'Community Support Officer' is coming around to all the houses to talk to us ... still waiting ...
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16-04-2007, 08:10 PM
Originally Posted by Vicki
Hewey - look at post 129, and then tell us that we're better off calling the police.
It would appear they only come out "if the price is right".
I rest my case.
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16-04-2007, 08:18 PM
Originally Posted by eloquence
excuse me - that was below the belt!
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