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thieving pikeys
glaggs:
What an interesting debate, and all started because someone posted that "pikeys" had been seen in the area, but as far as I can see no actual offence has been mentioned? Great to see that the great power of hysteria hasn't been lost. Keep us scared, give us a common enemy, keep us controlled. Happy St. Georges Day.
ps - one of the best days out I've had was at the Appleby Horse Fair.
Roodeberg:
Many moons ago, I used to work for a London Borough - and had to deal with the occasional encampment of Travellers.
On one occasion, I'd been dealing with some "new age" travellers - I turned up on site, to find that irish travellers had turned up as well. I jumped out of the car (locking it) and starting chatting to the guy in charge - only to get back to my car to find that someone had been in to the car through the sun roof and emptied my purse which had been in the glove compartment.
............the guy in charge was seriously [!Expletive Deleted!] - he found the (young) culprit and turned him physically upside down and shook all the money out of his pockets - giving it all back to me - but I have to say - I think I made a profit :grin:
stuntman:
Appleby fairis a place I will never venture, I have a VERY short temper and I know how to use it, especially when it comes to cruelty to horses or dogs, I've been asked o leave a local horse maket after showing direct postive action against a rather cruel, shall e say traveller type and his son.
My fist stung for about a week :oops:
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: stuntman on April 23, 2008, 13:40:35 ---Appleby fairis a place I will never venture, I have a VERY short temper and I know how to use it, especially when it comes to cruelty to horses or dogs, I've been asked o leave a local horse maket after showing direct postive action against a rather cruel, shall e say traveller type and his son.
My fist stung for about a week :oops:
--- End quote ---
I thought that there were plans to stop Appleby Horse Fair after a horse had been run to death last year.
We used to have similar problems at the Horse Fair at Watton. My sergeant at the time got into trouble with the bosses after he got the fair there banned for a year, as he was able to show that during the weekend that it happened, the crime rate tripled. No blame was laid at any section of society.
discowoman:
just my 2p worth..if they are law abiding people, why is it when ever a car is followed into a site on something like Police camera action etc..the vehicle (if found) is driven away - and NOTHING is ever done to the travellers, not even questioning? many years ago we had a gypsy site set up quite close to my parents house - and the kids were inducted into our school for about 6 weeks - i had the chance to visit the camp and see inside the caravans, and believe me, i have never seen a cleaner caravan since..cut glass and white lace everywheer - all shoes must be removed before entering, and when they did go the site didnt show any sign of anyone being there (and im going back to the mid 70's so they had real fires)
as a marked contrast - the last lot that came close to us lasted 3 days and the place looked like a bomb site - live and let live i say - but some people dont deserve this right!
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