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Eeyore:
Ooooo, gonna have to add a small reality check here, I afraid folks.

Whilst this is an emotive subject (having been on the wrong end of it, I should know as well as the next donkey), but we shouldn't be openly inciting or promoting acts of violence. Especially those acts requiring excessive force or 'weapons'.

Speaking from experience, I was one step away from a serious charge following an altercation with a would-be robber. It was a seriously bad experience for all concerned and even if you think you're right, doesn't mean your treatment at the hands of the law will be any happier.

Whilst I'm not going to condemn acts of retribution - be careful with what you do and how you go about expressing it. There's plenty of hot-water for everyone to land in.  :wink:

Sorry to seem a spoil-sport, but I have memories I don't want you to have.  :(

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Niel:

--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" ---First off Rob, tell the local Plod. There should be a Police Contact Officer at the Uni. They need to know. Even if you can't identify these scum bags, they will then be aware that it has happned in that area and can target resources.
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Also get them to pass it on to the other Uni.
And be thankful your not Chinese, one of our staff spends more of her time being an unofficial official for the Chinese Embassy than working, she's been in the Echo recently publising the plight of 'poor' Chinese students getting mugged, complete with photo call etc...
'Poor' Chinese students, you must be joking with their fee's paid and very good living expenses....
But there is a major problem in some areas with the students seen as being better off than the 'new' locals, and some of the old ones too.
BTW my family was from 6 dials and St. Mary's, so I'm more than well aware of the issues in that area!

As for what Eeyore said, be careful of 'weapons' as a friend doing night reception found out when he 6 celled an attemped robber, when plod caught up with said robber (with known history) at the local hospital they then went back and arrested him for assault! Still better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6....

Lord Shagg-Pyle:

--- Quote from: "Eeyore" ---Ooooo, gonna have to add a small reality check here, I afraid folks.

Whilst this is an emotive subject (having been on the wrong end of it, I should know as well as the next donkey), but we shouldn't be openly inciting or promoting acts of violence. Especially those acts requiring excessive force or 'weapons'.

Speaking from experience, I was one step away from a serious charge following an altercation with a would-be robber. It was a seriously bad experience for all concerned and even if you think you're right, doesn't mean your treatment at the hands of the law will be any happier.

Whilst I'm not going to condemn acts of retribution - be careful with what you do and how you go about expressing it. There's plenty of hot-water for everyone to land in.  :wink:

Sorry to seem a spoil-sport, but I have memories I don't want you to have.  :(

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore
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I hear what you are saying, and I would be the first one to turn round and say don't do anything daft.
But, if you are mentally prepared to deal with an incident shouldit happen, you are more likely to come out on top of the situation.
Like you, Eyeore, I have seen both sides of the story. Self defence is perfectly legal providing it is proportionate, unlike Tony Martin.

Guardian.:
ive had undesirables in our yard at 5am and luckily i was armed at the time as i was just about to go out pigeon shooting, would have caused me a fair bit of grief, cuz even then they wernt that keen on leaving.
i say allow death to anyone trespassing on land not belonging to them, if they were not there looking about to nick something! they wouldnt have died, and decent people do not do this, so what is the problem. apart from youve got to get out a shovel, dig a hole...

Chris Putt:
Hi All,

Got done over when I was at uni last year working at a certain popular purveyor of sandwiches.

Two armed blokes (BIG knife and Crowbar ground to a sharp tip) dived ofer the counter, shoved me and the other member of staff to the floor at knifepoint, taking our phones while we were down, the other got the manager to open the safe and the till.

Very scary experience as we couldnt see the manager so had no idea what was going on round the front. Als o the bloke holding me and the other member of staff was all over the place, one minute like 'relax, dont worry, not going to hurt you as long as you stay still' to waving the knife or the crowbar in my face threatening to '**** me up'- clearly highly unstable.

Management tried to squeeze out of replacing my phone, police never caught them.

Quite a scary experience.

The other time I got approached by a lad threatening me and demanding I handed him my wallet, I lunged at him and crash tackled him into a lamp- post. Then walked off. I dont entertain petty thuggery.

Chris

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