Comments on: Man threatened with knife before being beaten near Jubilee Centre

By: Bubbles

Bubbles — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:31:27 +0000

This should be a wake up call. Parents don’t correct their children when they are young. By the time they are teenagers they are little psychopaths.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:53:31 +0000

Also re the mandatory five year sentence, this is a myth. Kids who get caught carrying knives get a slap on the wrist , same as ever I’m afraid.

By: rob

rob — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:43:53 +0000

Unfortunately I’m sure this is a weekly (probably daily) occurrence in many parts of the country, and its going to get worse. The Police are undermanned and only really have one unrealistic solution – shoot the offenders dead on the spot (and we know this won’t happen).
The offenders know the area well, know where to hide to avoid arrest. Even if they are caught by the authorities, what will the “do gooder” courts do? See them as victims from a deprived area and give them a little slap on the hand.
This country has always had a problem in dealing with punishment, 200 years ago you were hanged for less and now the punishment is far too soft, and these offenders take full advantage of it. When people get attacked they want justice, if the authorities can’t give it, this only will only encourage vigilantism.
What worse is these are the types of scum getting girls pregnant and living off the rest of us taxpayers by day and praying on us more by night.

By: dan.. victim

dan.. victim — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:22:46 +0000

It was me that got attacked. It happened late Saturday night/Sunday morning. My girlfriend was watching screaming for them to stop. It has made us want to move now. I didn’t think LS was rough, but now im not so sure! These kids are animals. I was hit with a glass bottle, two had baseball bats and one had a knife. They were out prepared, ready and waiting. What is it all coming too? Im so glad they didn’t use the knife! I am told some of them come from the merryweather estate.

By: dan, victim

dan, victim — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:50:42 +0000

It was me that got attack. It happen late on the saturday night. my gfriend was watching screaming for them to stop. It has maked us want to move. I didn’t think LS was rough but and not to sure now. These kids are animals. I was hit with a glass bottle, two had baseball bats and one had a knife. the we out prepared, ready and waiting. what is it all coming too? Im so glad they didn’t use the knife! I am told some of them come from the merryweather estate.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:26 +0000

There’s a well-known (to the Police) ginger haired yob operating in this area who has previously been involved in a couple of incidents involving attacks on individuals. The problem is the lenient “punishments” handed out by the courts doesn’t act as any deterrent at all.

For a previous mugging in Bradley Stoke which did go to court it ended up in a 3 month 1900-0700 curfew (big deal in winter) and a 7 month supervision order so I won’t be holding my breath this time round.

If a knife is involved then it’s a minimum 5 year mandatory sentence if this Government is to be believed. These chavs need to be removed from our streets before someone is really hurt.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:39:52 +0000

If the police wanted to catch them they could. They have a helicopter, dog units and could easily surround that area if they wanted to. Unless someone gets seriously injured or worse the police just are not interested.

By: A Willis

A Willis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:44:09 +0000

I live just by that corner! The problem is that the locals know that the police just can’t catch them there. If the police come from BS, they run off towards LS, and vice versa.

I don’t know what the fix is – but it seems that the police and the community can’t continue to believe that this area is immune to the problems that plague other areas.