reddevil Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 ... person who mugged me on the way home tonight.Wearing a city shirt by the polish church on the Cheltenham Road.Apart from giving me a black eye and a nice set of stiches you got my wallet.Enjoy the £15 in it, the credit and debit card have been cancelled and you missed my £200 phone, £150 MP3 player and £700 watch.Hope you had a good night because I didn'tSuch a shame the only thing I remember about you was the city shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man In Black Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 There are some right scumbags about.Last night we heard some noise outside just after 1am as me and the missus were getting into bed. I looked out to see two blokes nicking my neighbours' two bikes.Unfortunately by the time I got some clothes on they had rode off. I called the police and gave them a very good description..... their response......."not much we can do unless we catch them in the act"I'm in the wrong career, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 "not much we can do unless we catch them in the act"Hows this then..... the resident nutter put a huge great carving knife through our door two weeks ago, after several hours ranting outside in the street. I rang the police, told them she had put a knife through the door. Tweedle dee and tweedle dumb turned up, I showed them the knife at which point tweedle dee picked it up, and said "well we cant prove she put it through the door, so we'll just dispose of it for you" Have they suddenly stopped being able to check knives for fingerprints then, cos it would have only had nutters on it until tweedle dee picked it up??????Dollymarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpy_kid Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 i hate police, they're so pathetic!! it takes about 12 of them to take down and stabalise a drunk man!!! on the other hand if they had guns then they'd only need the odd 1 or 2!!arghh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 ... person who mugged me on the way home tonight.Wearing a city shirt by the polish church on the Cheltenham Road.Apart from giving me a black eye and a nice set of stiches you got my wallet.Enjoy the £15 in it, the credit and debit card have been cancelled and you missed my £200 phone, £150 MP3 player and £700 watch.Hope you had a good night because I didn'tSuch a shame the only thing I remember about you was the city shirt.←Truely shocking, probably some chav I love you short after spending his weekly GiroTHis advice is good for anyone. When confronted by a mugger, always hand over your wallet, don't be confrontational but make sure you get a good look of them.YOu never know if the pikey is tooled up of not, and it is not worth the risk of losing your life over something so material. [ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Casio Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 ... person who mugged me on the way home tonight.Wearing a city shirt by the polish church on the Cheltenham Road.Apart from giving me a black eye and a nice set of stiches you got my wallet.Enjoy the £15 in it, the credit and debit card have been cancelled and you missed my £200 phone, £150 MP3 player and £700 watch.Hope you had a good night because I didn'tSuch a shame the only thing I remember about you was the city shirt.←All I can say is I know exactly how you feel, from my own experiences it is a terrible thing to happen...you were lucky and I hope your OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man In Black Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 and it is not worth the risk of losing your life over something so material. ←Exactly. Remember that bloke down at Canons Marsh a couple of years ago?It's the same advice I'd give anyone. However, it would be even more useful if the police then actually did something from your accurate description of the offender - unfortunately more often then not they don't, letting the scum get away with it.I honestly believe it's a by-product of our must-have culture - everyone thinks they should have the top gear - the iPod, the car, the branded clothes etc. so they take it from others (thinking in their warped mind that they've got a raw deal and we haven't, so they're entitled to it).I also believe that if the police stopped the 'petty' crimes such as this and stealing bikes they'd put a stop to so called larger crimes.But it looks better on the news for them when they bust a gang after many years of surveillance - all the while the rest of us suffer what they're drugged up minions are doing on their behalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Sorry but it's not the fault of the police that the CPS never want to take things to court without rock hard evidence.Even then soft liberal judges give weak sentances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StapleHillPhil Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Sorry but it's not the fault of the police that the CPS never want to take things to court without rock hard evidence.Even then soft liberal judges give weak sentances.←Sorry for going off topic but do have any idea what going on the at the church at the back of Willsbridge Mill last night?Some sort of Happy Clappy vs Police thing going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Not heard anything mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tactical Genius Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 I honestly believe it's a by-product of our must-have culture - everyone thinks they should have the top gear - the iPod, the car, the branded clothes etc. so they take it from others (thinking in their warped mind that they've got a raw deal and we haven't, so they're entitled to it).←Don't be silly, street muggings are the domain of the addict desperate for a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navane Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Oh man...I'm sorry that happened to you. It's disappointing when the police won't do anything for you. My best mate got his wallet nicked and no one wanted to do anything about it. My friend even called up the shop where his card was used to ask the manager to save the CCTV footage. They did, but the police couldn't be bothered to go around to review it. On the other hand, someone nicked my new debit card from the mail and spent 100 quid around town. I had it cancelled and the bank sent a new one. I knew that punk would come back for the second card and so I set up a sting in the lobby of my building. I put an old Sainsbury's nectar card in a Lloyds TSB envelope and shuffled it into the mail right after the postman dropped the mail off. I then hid in our (locked) stairwell and waited for him with my video camera. Sure enough, 5 minutes later, he popped into our lobby and went straight for the Lloyds TSB envelope with my name on it. He ripped it open and stood there looking confused as to why there was a Sainsbury's card inside. He then started looking around and noticed that I was filming him from high up above the doorway. I never spoke a word to him, yet he started hollering at me saying "I used to live here!!!". Yeah right, I'm sure that's why you're holding mail with my name on it.Of course, the police were happy to come around and investigate then! They'd never heard of anyone actually holding their own stake out! Unfortunately, though they thought they might know who the suspect is, they were never able to catch the guy. It would seem that he sold the card to someone else who used it in the shops for cash back - he never appeared in the store's CCTV footage. At any rate, I just wish these punks and druggies would disappear sometimes. reddevil, I hope your eye and stiches heal up ok. .....Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man In Black Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Don't be silly, street muggings are the domain of the addict desperate for a fix.←Which is why I later mention in another post that if they got rid of the petty crime they'd sort out the bigger crimes.I recognise that some crimes are jealousy crimes (stealing some hi-tech gear) whereas some are drug-related (e.g. muggings, or as the case used to be in a shop I worked in joints of meat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud55 Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Truely shocking, probably some chav I love you short after spending his weekly GiroTHis advice is good for anyone. When confronted by a mugger, always hand over your wallet, don't be confrontational but make sure you get a good look of them.YOu never know if the pikey is tooled up of not, and it is not worth the risk of losing your life over something so material. [←Yea have to agree with that, well unless you are a hard *******.A kid i sort of know, mate of a mate really but i've met him a few times got mugged once, he gave over his wallet and stuff, but when the mugger asked for his phone he smashed him in the face with it, and generally beat the crap out of him, took his wallet back and walked off. But he is in the army and is one hard ass kiddy.Is always mildly ammusing when they pick on the wrong person, like some pikeys up where my best mate lives beat up a middle aged bloke, turns out he's retired SAS, so a week later a minibus load of SAS from the barracks is worcerster i think it is turn up and go pikey bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man In Black Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 but when the mugger asked for his phone he smashed him in the face with it, and generally beat the crap out of him, took his wallet back and walked off. But he is in the army and is one hard ass kiddy.←Unfortunately I'm a bit of a wuss, so I would of only have been able to take this course of action if I had a really old mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I don't fancy the business end of a blade or god forbid a bullet.The vermin that hide behind these things aren't afraid to use them it seems.However the armed forces recive hand to hand training, so I suppose someone with a blade is nothing to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 As an update apart from a broken nose and a lost wallet no permanent damage done. One thing that needs saying is that the NHS is still something to be proud of, all the nurses doctors and specialists have been brilliant and restored my faith in humanity, also thanks for the PM's, great to get good wishes from people I have never met.Good thing this Interweb thingy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Is always mildly ammusing when they pick on the wrong person, like some pikeys up where my best mate lives beat up a middle aged bloke, turns out he's retired SAS, so a week later a minibus load of SAS from the barracks is worcerster i think it is turn up and go pikey bashing.←Probably took them a week to get from Pontrilas. Which is in Herefordshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 A little tip...Buy a cheap a wallet & put a few out of date store cards etc in it, with a fiver. If you get mugged hand it over & keep your real wallet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardie Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 A little tip...Buy a cheap a wallet & put a few out of date store cards etc in it, with a fiver. If you get mugged hand it over & keep your real wallet!←That's a plan batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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