August 21, 2010
Who do they think they are kidding? – 2
Filed Under (Anti-Social Behaviour, Criminals, The truth) by Keith on 21-08-2010

NewspaperI bought a copy of the local paper again today to be confronted with yet more evidence of the “falling crime rate” in our area, as you can see from the front page.

A Leicester based paper said that my town, and the adjoining town of Barwell, have the highest crime rate per head of the population than anywhere in the Midlands!

Where are the police you ask? Honestly, in my 13 years of living in this area I have never seen a policeman actually walking the streets. I have been told that they have been spotted by eagle-eyed people on the odd occasion. I have seen some lady ‘Community Support Officers’ at times, but only in daylight hours and walking in two’s or three’s. Until the Earl shilton Bypass was built we used to get police cars racing through the town with their fairy lights flashing and making enough noise to wake the dead. Now the bypass is in use we don’t even see them anymore.

Nowadays young offenders are just given a caution, in other words a “telling off”. In just eight years 1,873 criminals received at least 10 “cautions” each (Home Office figures)!

When youngsters learn from the outset that they have nothing to fear from the law, is it surprising that so many choose crime as a career?

Must go now to raise the drawbridge, lock the gates and instruct the sentries on the battlements of ‘Smithy Castle’ to stay awake and be alert at all times.

6 Comments posted on "Who do they think they are kidding? – 2"


Comments:
betsy on August 21st, 2010 at 1:30 am #

Don’t forget to fill the moat and stock it with alligators! ;)


Justin on August 22nd, 2010 at 9:09 am #

Thinking about police cars zooming by with flashing lights and sirens wailing , reminds me of what my son-in-law said recently: “They’ll never sell ice-cream going that fast!”


Invader_Stu on August 22nd, 2010 at 8:09 pm #

I once saw a documentary that said crime in a certain area seemed to be worse when in fact it was less. The reason for this was that although crime was going down the media coverage of crime was going up.

Not that I’m saying that is what is happening in your area from what you say but it made me think of it.


Keith on August 22nd, 2010 at 11:47 pm #

Stu: When you live in an area you know whether or not the crime rate is increasing, and I can assure you that it is definitely on the increase in this area.

The powers-that-be keep telling us that it’s getter better (?) but that’s just “spin” (propaganda, or just plain lies!)

Justin: I wouldn’t buy an ice cream from them, or even a used car!

Betsy: Na! Piranhas would be more fun!


Sarah on August 23rd, 2010 at 9:01 pm #

They start learning what they can get away with very young. Parents don’t set standards and then abide by them. Teachers are forbidden to punish (just explain to them what they did wrong; they won’t do it again. Hah.) By the time they’re in their teens, young people know (or believe) that they can get away with anything if they just say, “I’m sorry.”

We have people in my office doing work for infractions, minor crimes. These service workers have the attitude that we owe them free sign-offs on their hours so they can go play computer games, “Don’t tell on me; just sign the paper,” and highly incensed when I refused. A free pass is their right as a member of their generation, I guess.


guyana gyal on August 24th, 2010 at 4:52 am #

I can never get anyone to define ‘yobs’ for me, who are they, what are they, where did the word come from…that type of thing. I just saw one article in a newspaper saying that children left in nurseries too long become yobs.

I agree with Sarah…it’s the parents who need to set standards.

Set the piranha on those parents,Keith.

Oh, I saw real, live piranha for the first time last Thursday. They have an attractive silver colour and bright red eyes.


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