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August 23, 2011
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Keith on 23-08-2011
Police said that the pensioner was held in relation to the incident in Ealing, West London.. A spokesman said that the man was let off with a caution. The elderly man who is not being named by police is one of thousands of people to have been arrested in relation to the disorder and violence that spread through the capital a fortnight ago. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman is quoted in The Mirror as saying: “This man was deeply ashamed of himself and it was decided it wasn’t in the public interest to lock him up.” Damn! Damn! If I had known that before the riots I could have gone to Curry’s with my Visa Brick and got myself a washing machine, a cooker and a nice big flat screen telly (not for me you understand, but to be sold on eBay to help finance my drug addiction). If the rozzers nicked me I could have pleaded that I was well over 75 and senile and didn’t know any better, and they would probably have said it was in the public interest to lock me up. Well, what’s it matter anyway, I about to be fined or locked up anyway for NOT watching television [see previous post]. My opinion is that no matter whether you are 10 or 100, if you commit a crime and get caught then you must pay the price.
4 Comments posted on "A missed opportunity"
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Sarah on August 24th, 2011 at 12:18 am #
70? Elderly? I’ll be d***ed if I’ll let anyone call me elderly! But you did miss the opportunity to nab one of the TVs to use as a paperweight. Or perhaps a doorstop. I keep telling people that I’m NOT elderly, just a decrepit worn out old grumpy git; sounds much better doesn’t it? – Keith.
betsy on August 24th, 2011 at 1:10 am #
If you had nabbed a tv, then they really would have thought you were lying in your previous post! I never tell lies. Well, sometimes maybe, but if I do I make sure they are whoppers! – Keith.
helen on August 24th, 2011 at 7:28 am #
I wondered if he was doing his food shop Probably doing his own version of a “trolley dash”. Do you remember them? – Keith.
Invader_Stu on August 26th, 2011 at 9:35 pm #
You’ll just have to be ready the next time :p Oh I will be Stu, I have put a tripwire across the hall connected to a nuclear device so when I let them in they will set it off and we will all be blown to b . . . . hang on, I think I detect an error there. Back to the drawing board. . . . – Keith. Post a comment
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In the news today it stated that a 70-year-old man who reportedly looted a Sainsbury’s is the oldest person to be arrested so far in connection with the riots that swept across London two weeks ago.
Here are a few facts, which might help you decide if you've had the unfortunate experience of meeting me in real life or not ... I am 75 going on 30, divorced and available. I enjoy French cooking, drinking lots of wine, (French of course!) and holidaying in France (on a pittance, I might add!). I also have a passion for amateur radio and electronics. I design and make stained glass windows now purely as a hobby (It used to be my trade until I retired). My other interests are archery and French boule; playing Petanque with friends and a nice bottle of vin rouge on the side.
