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The Basket
12-01-07, 03:08 PM
12 cars in me street got a visit from the local neds last night.

Some lost wing mirrors and a boot in the door for their troubles. And a bit of scratched paint to go with it.

I got away with it and just had me mirrors messed about.

Thank God me SV was not on the list.

Having to meet the Local Police in a mo to give a statement. Maybe they will put their top men on the job. Book 'em Danno...Murder one!

Kate
12-01-07, 03:15 PM
I had this on a regular basis when I lived in Reading. I used to find footprints on the roof of the car where they walked up the road on top of the cars. I got in the habit of checking for slashed tyres every morning as it used to happen on a regular basis, one morning as I was checking and finding slashed tyres the owner of the car in front of mine came out of her flat and got in her car without checking. I had to knock on the car window to tell her she had two slashed tyres, same as me.

Samnooshka
12-01-07, 03:15 PM
oh gawd!! sorry to hear this but thank god the sv wasn't touched. Think i'd go ape **** if i caught them. We have a bit of trouble with kids around here pushing over the path lights in the park where we walk Lupo. Luckily they don't tend to hang over where we live, they're usually outside the shops generally causing a nuisance for the people trying to get in it.

Luckypants
12-01-07, 03:18 PM
I'm a firm believer in baseball bat justice for this kind of thing. If the coppers ever catch them all they do is tell them not to do it again. Teach em a lesson they won't forget and perhaps they won't do it again.

Baph
12-01-07, 03:22 PM
I'm a firm believer in baseball bat justice for this kind of thing. If the coppers ever catch them all they do is tell them not to do it again. Teach em a lesson they won't forget and perhaps they won't do it again.

Not quite true. A manager of mine had someone walk past her car, and kick the mirror off one side. She heard the resulting bang, and gave chase, in slippers :lol:

She caught the idiot, pinned him to the floor, and dragged him back to her house, where she called Plod.

The result, was that the kid had to pay for it to be fixed (and it was a motorised, heated wing mirror, not cheap!) and a £60 fine for vandalism.

Yes, I was scared of my manager at times :?

Luckypants
12-01-07, 03:25 PM
The result, was that the kid had to pay for it to be fixed (and it was a motorised, heated wing mirror, not cheap!) and a £60 fine for vandalism. I bet Dad / Mum / Social Services paid and kid did not suffer at all. Or he paid it at £1.50 a week, which is taking the p.

Tomcat
12-01-07, 03:31 PM
The result, was that the kid had to pay for it to be fixed (and it was a motorised, heated wing mirror, not cheap!) and a £60 fine for vandalism. I bet Dad / Mum / Social Services paid and kid did not suffer at all. Or he paid it at £1.50 a week, which is taking the p.

I saw two lads fighting outside my house. Sat in window watching and then they went through my car window. The police arrived at the same time, and they were arrested etc. The next day the young lad came to my house and apologized, he seemed very sincere. He offered/agreed to pay my excess window insurance thing .... £50.

The police later came and asked if I wanted to press charges, I said no, because I wanted to show some faith is this young lad, I had his mobile phone number and I truly wanted to give him a chance to do the right thing. Did I get the cash.................. did I f**k ! Forget the 50 quid, I was so disappointed that he hadn't recognized my fairness and his opportunity to do right .... such a shame.

Jdubya
12-01-07, 04:23 PM
12 cars in me street got a visit from the local neds last night.

Some lost wing mirrors and a boot in the door for their troubles. And a bit of scratched paint to go with it.

Used to happen a lot when we lived in Swanscombe...my wifes car got torched along with four others and a school bus one night :shock: I was well ****ed off because I was working on the scottish borders at the time and had just driven up there from kent, started dozing then got the phone call and had to drive back down again! The car was all tagged-up and everything and mr. plod and his pcso's knew the tag but to this day the scrote has still not seen the inside of a police van for his and his mates crimes...****es me off something mental :evil:

Glad your SV wasn't touched though :wink:

Luckypants
12-01-07, 04:37 PM
12 cars in me street got a visit from the local neds last night.

Some lost wing mirrors and a boot in the door for their troubles. And a bit of scratched paint to go with it.

Used to happen a lot when we lived in Swanscombe...my wifes car got torched along with four others and a school bus one night :shock: I was well p*ssed off because I was working on the scottish borders at the time and had just driven up there from kent, started dozing then got the phone call and had to drive back down again! The car was all tagged-up and everything and mr. plod and his pcso's knew the tag but to this day the scrote has still not seen the inside of a police van for his and his mates crimes...p*sses me off something mental :evil:

Glad your SV wasn't touched though :wink:Baseball bat.

PsychoCannon
12-01-07, 04:48 PM
The police later came and asked if I wanted to press charges, I said no, because I wanted to show some faith is this young lad, I had his mobile phone number and I truly wanted to give him a chance to do the right thing. Did I get the cash.................. did I f**k ! Forget the 50 quid, I was so disappointed that he hadn't recognized my fairness and his opportunity to do right .... such a shame.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Whether we are dealing with subjects or enemies, and certainly enemies bent on our destruction, an excess of tenderness only leads to a loss of mercy
Niccolo Machiavelli

Better to Flog the b@sta@rds then give them the benefit of the doubt that they will not repeat their transgression than to just give them the benefit of the doubt.
Me

PsychoCannon
12-01-07, 04:50 PM
Baseball bat.

With peanut butter jelly?

(read mussy brown material covered in sticky red material)

Baph
12-01-07, 05:12 PM
The police later came and asked if I wanted to press charges, I said no, because I wanted to show some faith is this young lad, I had his mobile phone number and I truly wanted to give him a chance to do the right thing. Did I get the cash.................. did I f**k ! Forget the 50 quid, I was so disappointed that he hadn't recognized my fairness and his opportunity to do right .... such a shame.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Whether we are dealing with subjects or enemies, and certainly enemies bent on our destruction, an excess of tenderness only leads to a loss of mercy
Niccolo Machiavelli

Better to Flog the b@sta@rds then give them the benefit of the doubt that they will not repeat their transgression than to just give them the benefit of the doubt.
Me
Along similar lines (taken from The Art of War - but I'm skethy on the details of names etc):
Sun Tzu was asked by the king if he could teach ANY army to be victorious. Sun Tzu replied "yes". So the king ordered 1000 women to be in his new "army", and quite a few of those were the kings concubines.
Suz Tzu separated the army into legions, and placed the kings favourite concubines at the head of each legion. He asked them if they knew left from right. They said "yes". He ordered them to turn left. They giggled.
Sun Tzu said "if an order is not given clearly, it is the fault of the general" and he repeated his order, making sure to speak clearly. Again, the women giggled & stood still. Sun Tzu said "if an order is not given clearly, it is the fault of the general. If an order is given clearly, and the troops disregard the order, it is the fault of their officers." So he ordered the concubines leading the legions to be beheaded.
At this point, the king interjected saying that he didn't want these concubines to die, as they were his favourite in the kingdom. Sun Tzu replied "With the greatest respect, at one time you asked me to be your general, and lead your armies, and, whilst acting in that capacity, there are certain orders that you will give me that I am unable to obey." The women were beheaded.
Sun Tzu replaced the now dead women, and continued drilling the troops, who performed flawlessly in complete silence for the entire duration of the drilling, whereupon, Sun Tzu reported to the king that the troops were ready for inspection.

The Japanese knew something about discipline!

Tomcat
12-01-07, 05:15 PM
The police later came and asked if I wanted to press charges, I said no, because I wanted to show some faith is this young lad, I had his mobile phone number and I truly wanted to give him a chance to do the right thing. Did I get the cash.................. did I f**k ! Forget the 50 quid, I was so disappointed that he hadn't recognized my fairness and his opportunity to do right .... such a shame.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Whether we are dealing with subjects or enemies, and certainly enemies bent on our destruction, an excess of tenderness only leads to a loss of mercy
Niccolo Machiavelli

Better to Flog the b@sta@rds then give them the benefit of the doubt that they will not repeat their transgression than to just give them the benefit of the doubt.
Me
Along similar lines (taken from The Art of War - but I'm skethy on the details of names etc):
Sun Tzu was asked by the king if he could teach ANY army to be victorious. Sun Tzu replied "yes". So the king ordered 1000 women to be in his new "army", and quite a few of those were the kings concubines.
Suz Tzu separated the army into legions, and placed the kings favourite concubines at the head of each legion. He asked them if they knew left from right. They said "yes". He ordered them to turn left. They giggled.
Sun Tzu said "if an order is not given clearly, it is the fault of the general" and he repeated his order, making sure to speak clearly. Again, the women giggled & stood still. Sun Tzu said "if an order is not given clearly, it is the fault of the general. If an order is given clearly, and the troops disregard the order, it is the fault of their officers." So he ordered the concubines leading the legions to be beheaded.
At this point, the king interjected saying that he didn't want these concubines to die, as they were his favourite in the kingdom. Sun Tzu replied "With the greatest respect, at one time you asked me to be your general, and lead your armies, and, whilst acting in that capacity, there are certain orders that you will give me that I am unable to obey." The women were beheaded.
Sun Tzu replaced the now dead women, and continued drilling the troops, who performed flawlessly in complete silence for the entire duration of the drilling, whereupon, Sun Tzu reported to the king that the troops were ready for inspection.

The Japanese knew something about discipline!

well maybe it worked, but was it right?

PsychoCannon
12-01-07, 05:17 PM
Chinese.........
Some people would have YOU beheaded for calling Sun Tzu Japanese :)

Filipe M.
12-01-07, 05:21 PM
Chinese.........
Some people would have YOU beheaded for calling Sun Tzu Japanese :)


:laughat:

The Japanese knew something about discipline!

Jdubya
12-01-07, 05:22 PM
If only that worked on the toe-rags who continue to terrorise the suburbs of GB :twisted:

Baph
12-01-07, 05:22 PM
Chinese.........
Some people would have YOU beheaded for calling Sun Tzu Japanese :)
Ah well. Some would argue that would be a good thing anyway ;)
Tomcat, back then, in their civilization, yes, it was the right thing to do.

PsychoCannon
12-01-07, 05:24 PM
The Romans had a similar system with the Centurions.
Each Cohort was 100 men and had a Centurion as it's head.
If the Cohort failed, the Centurion was executed for their failure.

At least if I recall correctly.
The Romans seemed to do pretty well with that system.....

Maybe we can adopt this AND reduce our prison population and get rid of some scum at the soame time.

*edit here we go:

Being a centurion in the Roman army was no easy task. Much was expected of one who became a centurion. Naturally, the centurion was in charge of his century/cohort. Being commander, therefore, the centurion had the right to give awards to the men in his cohort, and also to punish them, whenever necessary. The centurion's punishments could be very severe; execution was not ruled out.

However, the centurions could very easily be punished, too. Some things that would have put them in this very excruciating position were sleeping on the job, not training legionaries sufficiently, et cetera. A centurion caught doing these things could be sentenced to death just as easily as the common soldiers he commanded.

Jdubya
12-01-07, 05:25 PM
The Romans had a similar system with the Centurions.
Each Legion was 100 men and had a Centurion as it's head.
If the Legion failed, the Centurion was executed for their failure.

At least if I recall correctly.
The Romans seemed to do pretty well with that system.....

Maybe we can adopt this AND reduce our prison population and get rid of some scum at the soame time.

You reckon that would work with our cricket and rugby teams before the world cups! :lol: :lol: :lol:

PsychoCannon
12-01-07, 05:29 PM
After the first season we'd have no players left :lol:

Maybe if they dragged a holigan out from the crowd and flogged them on the pitch instead.
May not help our results but at least it would provide entertainment and keep the trouble makers off the street :lol:

Cloggsy
16-01-07, 10:10 AM
This sort of crap happens a lot in York too... Not so long back a whole street of parked cars had their tyres slashed in a night :evil:

What pleasure do these w@nk**s get out of doing this :?:

Luckypants
16-01-07, 10:22 AM
This sort of crap happens a lot in York too... Not so long back a whole street of parked cars had their tyres slashed in a night :evil:

What pleasure do these w@nk**s get out of doing this :?:Where my basball bat philosophy came from. Had some bother with local Acomb k@*Bheads, so taught one a lesson and told him tell his mates what would happen if I caught em again, told him if we had more bother, I'd find him!

Had no more bother.

Daimo
16-01-07, 11:12 AM
Hence why i'll never buy a house without a garage (or a double, wooo :D )

Trust no-one im afraid :(

Saying that, I went bowling on sunday with the missis, came back out, walking to the Astra, some Pole opened his car door straight onto the astra, didn't even care. I ran over and went mental, "ahh it ok it ok" No Its not f-ing ok you foreign ignorent w**ker. Its a £20k car, not a £500 cr*pmobile that your driving round, "ahh it ok, no worry" :evil: :evil:

It jsut wound me up even more. If he didn't have his wife and kiddie with him, i'd have pulled him out and smacked him one....

Luckily there was no damage, but he couldn't have cared less.

AS i say, no-one gives a flying feck these days. But i do find it amusing how someone posts stuff like this (see it on the car sites), and eveyone else says how they've do this and that, but in reality, no-one ever does anything and no bugger helps out anyone these days :(

21QUEST
16-01-07, 11:23 AM
Saying that, I went bowling on sunday with the missis, came back out, walking to the Astra, some Pole opened his car door straight onto the astra, didn't even care. I ran over and went mental, "ahh it ok it ok" No Its not f-ing ok you foreign ignorent w**ker. Its a £20k car, not a £500 cr*pmobile that your driving round, "ahh it ok, no worry" :evil: :evil:

It jsut wound me up even more. If he didn't have his wife and kiddie with him, i'd have pulled him out and smacked him one....


:? :smt102 :wink:



Ben

Steve H
16-01-07, 11:36 AM
When I lived in my first house, a local scrote managed to 'play' naughts and crosses with
a stone on 9 :shock: cars parked in the road on one night, including mine. :cry:
Every one of the scratches was so deep that they went down to the metal on the cars.
Did anything come of it?........................No.

timwilky
16-01-07, 11:56 AM
We have a slightly reversed vandalism problem round here. I live on a small housing estate that joins upto the A6. The houses for 300 yrds on each side of the A6 are terraced with yellow lines/zigzag for crossing etc. in front so no parking for them.

Therefore they have a nasty habit of poor parking on the entrance to my estate to the effect that the refuse truck, delivery's etc sometime cannot get on. When the council proposed to double yellow it the outcry from non residents was such that the plans were abandoned. We had 100% sign up from the residents.

Strange then that the only cars that seem to get vanalised are those that cause the access problem. Some of my neighbours have taken to trying to discourage people from nuisance parking and out of frustration started to attack these cars. In the past we would paste a warning notice to their windscreens to advise them they were causing an obstruction. But the ignorant sod simply repeat their parking crimes and reap what they sow.

The worst mistake we ever made was to have the road adopted about 10 years ago. If it was still private at least we could have fitted entrance gates with remote opening for visitors.

Balddood
16-01-07, 07:12 PM
Saying that, I went bowling on sunday with the missis, came back out, walking to the Astra, some Pole opened his car door straight onto the astra, didn't even care. I ran over and went mental, "ahh it ok it ok" No Its not f-ing ok you foreign ignorent w**ker. Its a £20k car, not a £500 cr*pmobile that your driving round, "ahh it ok, no worry" :evil: :evil:

It jsut wound me up even more. If he didn't have his wife and kiddie with him, i'd have pulled him out and smacked him one....


:? :smt102 :wink:



Ben

Whats wrong with that? He was an ignorant foreign w^^ker. Say as you see. Theree are too many goody goody, fluffy brigade types around these days.

Sean

Un PC / Popular :P

21QUEST
17-01-07, 12:10 AM
Whats wrong with that? He was an ignorant foreign w^^ker. Say as you see.

You tell me but if that's the way you see it you see it :thumright: for you.

Theree are too many goody goody, fluffy brigade types around these days.

Too easy mate. I didn't even raise brow :wink:


Sean

Un PC / Popular :P

hehe, way cooler though if you let others make up their mind about that 8) :)



Ben

Balddood
17-01-07, 06:34 AM
Whats wrong with that? He was an ignorant foreign w^^ker. Say as you see.

You tell me but if that's the way you see it you see it :thumright: for you.

Theree are too many goody goody, fluffy brigade types around these days.

Too easy mate. I didn't even raise brow :wink:


Sean

Un PC / Popular :P

hehe, way cooler though if you let others make up their mind about that 8) :)



Ben

1,It is the way i see it and i am as entitled to my view as the next man.
2,Not trying to get a bite, see point 1.
3,Not trying to be cool either,see point 2, then point 1.

Sean

Still UnPC