Getting More Than A bit Scary

BERNADETTE · 01-06-2008, 19:14

When my grandson was on his way round here at teatime yesterday another boy was following him and threatening him with a knife!! Luckily a friend of my daughters lives enroute so he went to her house and she brought him here. It is seriously scary as the boy is about same age as my grandson and he is nine

slinky · 01-06-2008, 19:17

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

When my grandson was on his way round here at teatime yesterday another boy was following him and threatening him with a knife!! Luckily a friend of my daughters lives enroute so he went to her house and she brought him here. It is seriously scary as the boy is about same age as my grandson and he is nine

JESUS!!! did you inform the police??

BERNADETTE · 01-06-2008, 19:19

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Originally Posted by slinky

JESUS!!! did you inform the police??

My daughter did and also went to see his mum

slinky · 01-06-2008, 19:21

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

My daughter did and also went to see his mum

any outcome yet Bernie?? Oh it doesn't bare thinking about

moon · 01-06-2008, 19:25

OMG!!!! I would be scared out of my head if it was me!!

pipinfort · 01-06-2008, 19:26

OMFG......

, where in accy was this...?

Benipete · 01-06-2008, 19:27

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

My daughter did and also went to see his mum

So what was the outcome?

BERNADETTE · 01-06-2008, 19:27

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Originally Posted by slinky

any outcome yet Bernie?? Oh it doesn't bare thinking about

No not yet, told my daughter she will have to make sure he has someone with him when coming round in future. It is a shame really because it is like a bit of independence for him

forceten · 01-06-2008, 19:33

At least he had the common sense to go to your daughters friends house. Full marks to him for that

Lilly · 01-06-2008, 19:40

That's awful, Bernadette.

Like you say, it is a shame for him to have to be accompanied when he comes to visit you as coming round on his own gave him a bit of independence.

What's it coming to when 9 year olds are going round threatening other kids with knives?

accyman · 01-06-2008, 19:47

the problem is all this publicity over knife crime has gloryfied the act of carrying a knife, the government have plastered images of knife crime all over youtube etc and the govenment should have known damn well that their tactics would be a big mistake

anyone who is pathetic enough to carry a knife is not going to be detered by images of stab wounds etc , all it will do will give them somthing to aim for or to acheive a much better wound

its just the same as asbos the govenment made a huge fuss about asbos and over night it became trendy to have an asbo

if the govenment truely wanted to deter carring and using a knife they should not put pictures of victims on the net they should put pictures of people caught doing the crime in cells serving 20 years

i bet we will see large rise in knife crime now thet the govenment has gloryfied it

i hope the police do somthing about this kid thats threatening folk with a knife

BERNADETTE · 01-06-2008, 19:55

It was round near the Pop club and he was terrified. He is not a softy but really scared him. His mum is quite strict so my daughter says so why he was carrying a knife is beyond me. Think you are right about gloryifing things accyman when will it end?

Lilly · 01-06-2008, 20:02

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It was round near the Pop club and he was terrified. He is not a softy but really scared him. His mum is quite strict so my daughter says so why he was carrying a knife is beyond me. Think you are right about gloryifing things accyman when will it end?

I'm not surprised he was scared.

I don't know what my son would have done in those circumstances.

It's not something you think to warn them about is it?

katex · 01-06-2008, 20:04

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Originally Posted by accyman

the problem is all this publicity over knife crime has gloryfied the act of carrying a knife, the government have plastered images of knife crime all over youtube etc and the govenment should have known damn well that their tactics would be a big mistake

anyone who is pathetic enough to carry a knife is not going to be detered by images of stab wounds etc , all it will do will give them somthing to aim for or to acheive a much better wound

its just the same as asbos the govenment made a huge fuss about asbos and over night it became trendy to have an asbo

if the govenment truely wanted to deter carring and using a knife they should not put pictures of victims on the net they should put pictures of people caught doing the crime in cells serving 20 years

i bet we will see large rise in knife crime now thet the govenment has gloryfied it

i hope the police do somthing about this kid thats threatening folk with a knife

Sometimes you talk sense Accyman .. took the words from me mouth.

Bernie ... little twerp eh ? We are trying to encourage them to walk, catch buses, getting them out of the cotton wool situation, and this type of thing happens. Can only hope the offender's mum supported your daughter and gave him loads of ear-ache, but not a certainty these days unfortunately.

Little bit on the news just now, to charge parents and make them more responsible for their children's crimes/behaviour .. hope this will be enforced soon.

accyman · 01-06-2008, 20:21

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Sometimes you talk sense Accyman.

i try to keep it to a minimum

i hope they do start punishing parents for their kids crimes , that way parents may actualy start taking notice in what their kids are up to

that idea alone though is not enough , i would like to see parents be given back the power to control their kids and not get put in prison for giving a well deserved beating to a kid that does this sort of thing