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Originally Posted by steeljack
Blazey, dont apply for Mensa membership , you might be disappointed , Jesus Christ girl, at times a cabbage shows more sense than you. If the guy was in desperate need why didn't he grab baby food or nappies ...thats understandable.
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To be honest, I can see where Blazey is coming from. It would be nice to think that this is a desperate person trying to put a meal on the table for his kids and this was a last resort.
Unfortunately, this is obviously a chappie that tries to make his living robbing it off everyone else. I think if the legal system was harsher on people like this, there would be more a deterant not to do it.
At the risk of upsetting people, Accrington is a town with very little future unless you want retail jobs, or factory work (and I'm not knocking either). The towns main employer has worked out the benefit of using Eastern European workers, and can treat their workers badly, knowing that a recruitment drive at the local job centre can fill their vacancy list threefold. Would be interesting to know how many people just of Accy web has to travel outside the area for their job.
Accrington is undergoing a huge regeneration project at the mo, hopefully they will also look at attracting more business into the area, and give people something to work for.
And of course theres also the problem that once someone has a criminal record, theres little chance of them being employed again.
Again not excusing this mans actions or trying to justify them. We do have a benefits system (dont get me started on that tho lol), and at the end of the day, theres plenty of families that are surviving on this living life perfectly legally.