Posted on 07/10/2008 4:48:56 AM PDT by marktwain
A pensioner who used a piece of wood to chase away a gang of teenagers who had been throwing stones at his home is facing a jail term after being arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon. Sydney Davis, 65, a father-of-two, dialled 999 when his home in the Pinehurst area of Swindon, Wilts, came under attack. But when police failed to turn up over the next two hours he decided to take action himself. He grabbed a section of wood from a broken-up sofa lying in his front garden and chased the youths down the street - just as police officers finally arrived. Mr Davis, a retired builder, was astonished when police arrested him while allowing the gang to run to safety. The householder now faces a court appearance and a potential prison term of six months if convicted. Mr Davis, whose windows have been smashed five times in the last eight months, branded the law "a colossal ass". He went on: "This is Britain gone mad. Just what in the world is this country coming to when the police arrest people like me for protecting their own property? "The police say they want to reduce crime, yet they let evil little toe-rags like this off. Then they prosecute hard-working, upstanding residents like me. "There is simply no way we can shake off this problem of 'Yob Britain' if the legal system fails to protect the everyday person". Mr Davis' difficulties began on July 2 when a gang started throwing stones, stick, mud and eggs at a number of homes.
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GB is screwed beyond any hope of repair...
I like this guy. What does “Yob, Britain” mean?
Britain has lost it’s marbles - collectively. This guy would be considered a hero in a more sane society.
Forget England. It is toast.
I’m wondering if the “gang of teenagers” is a gang of Muslims.
That’s us in 20(?) years.
Is this slang, or an indication of ethnicity?
It’s Brit slang. “toe rag” is a derogatory term used mainly for lower class, ill-behaved white Britons. It has no ethnic slant.
Their society is seriously falling apart.
“Great” Briton is finished and has been for some time.
No it’s not.
I visited England a couple years ago. I found the practice of mobs of teenagers getting drunk at “clubs” reprehensible. Also, it would be a mistake to assume the local indigenous youth are not at fault here.
Everyday I’m reading more and more of England or someone from England doing something or saying something crazy like this. I have little hope for our own country at times, but with England I don’t think there’s any turning around. I’m going to start cataloging this craziness. I don’t know for what purpose, but it needs to be kept track of.
Garden decor that will get you arrested ping.
Those poor disadvantage kids were just expressing themselves freely and this violent old man chases them away with a deadly weapon! What happened to civility in Great Britain?
Basically, a yob is a thug in our speak. Usually a young, unemployed and prone to “mischief” youth.
Excellent idea! I look forward to your thread on this. It is truly cultural insanity.
But why doesn’t some Brit do this? Don’t they have a forum of their own where they discuss this or would the British thought police shut down the website?
“Mr Davis, whose windows have been smashed five times in the last eight months, branded the law “a colossal ass”. He went on: “This is Britain gone mad.”
All that, and Britain has fools for leaders. Where did they come from?
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