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Open Question: Is it safe to take trains in Britain...this time not because of gangs of youths but because once you are on?

the train you cannot get off before your stated destination, for any reason, or you will be fined twice the ticket price http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-3359792. I cannot believe that some retarded constipated f.uckwits below are babbling on about not obeying restrictions, they got off the train EARLY you di.ckheads more

Open Question: Is feral youth a growing problem in England?

I remembered this attack, 3 years ago, which was given prominence by the media, suggesting more might be done to stop it, but nothing seems to have changed, in many parts of England this still goes on http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1569275/Father-killed-for-challenging-gang-of-youths.html. In America I suspect youths commit crime for financial reasons, not for boredom or looking good on Youtube more

Open Question: In Britain do you get threatened or arrested for publicy mentioning acts of people being harassed or attacked?

by teenage youths? Every day on Midlands news I hear of gangs of youths bullying disabled or vulnerable residents. Often the residents are arrested for trying to stop the youths. I asked on here why it happens in England more than other European countries I've been to, where youths don't harass people, and I got told to shut it, because of England's international Mary Poppins type reputation that they like to uphold. more

Resolved Question: How can I stop youths using my windows as football goals?

In front of my flat (1st floor) there is a patch of ground, and local youths (aged 14-16) like to use the windows of the flats to aim their footballs at. I don't think they will break the windows but the whole building shakes everytime the ball hits. This can happen for hours a day. The landlord (local council) says there is nothing they can do even though it is against byelaws, because if I photo the kids I could be accused of being a paedophile, and the police say it's too trivial. The other neighbours don't want to know. Any ideas? Obviously confronting them isn't an option as I am a lone female against a gang of males. more

Resolved Question: In UK cities, do gangs of black or Pakistani youths follow people who they spot using an iphone in a seemingly?

safe place, like a shopping mall or train station, to where there are no cameras, and then mug them and beat them up? And could the victim be jailed for racism for reporting them? more

Resolved Question: What will Rapid Vienna fans think of Aston tonight?

Will they feel safe when they see all the black and Asian youth gangs and get harassed for a cigarette? more

Resolved Question: whats a good thriller/action young adults novel?

i want something amazing! something that has a story line that's never going to happen, say, the world gets taken over by mutant children under 12 years of age due to a virus. its never going to happen, but it seems real in the story. Im buying a book today so i want suggestions. have you read or heard that the books your recomending are good? if so, please elaborate. someting similar to these... please read on because you get the idea of what im looking for. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins in a dark vision of the near future, teenagers are forced into a live event to kill eachother in an outdoor environment, in this case, the woods, the story focusus on 16 year old Katniss Everdeen, a skilled hunter in the games. Gone - Michael Grant Everyone over the age of 14 dissaperes, a massive barrier surrounds a californian town of pedro beach, all sorts of things go wrong due to adults vanishing in the blink of an eye, abandoned babys, car crashes. the remaining population of kids form gangs. the war between kids and animals (yes animals) effected by the barrier is so epic i loved it! Alone: Chasers - James Phelan set in New York. Four teenagers. One destroyed city. Thousand of infected predators. Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion. Jesse and his three friends, Dave, Anna and Mini, crawl out from the wreckage to discover a city in chaos. Streets are deserted. Buildings are in ruins. Worse, the only other survivors seem to be infected with a virus that turns them into horrifying predators... Thanks in advance..and yes i have read the Twilight saga.. im sick of vampires, wear-wolves ect. i used to like these kind of books, but i read the hunger games and now im a book adreneline junkie. haha!Smile :) PLEEEEEASE, come back and answer the question!!!!!!!!!! more

Resolved Question: Car Bump. Who is to blame?

A female friend drove into a cul-de-sac in error and was confronted by a gang of youths aged 7 to 12. Her car became the target of verbal and physical abuse in the form of stone throwing. In her rush to escape the violence, she clipped the bumper of a parked car but did not stop for fear of her being further insulted. Is she responsible for the damage to the other car? more

Voting Question: Why do certain groups of youths always have to spoil things??!?

I was down at Hyde Park today and there were youts coming in their hundreds for a water fight. Some stupid thing on Facebook organised this event. It was supposed to be fun but as always some youts bring their postcode wars with them and start fighting! WHY!? WHY!!!!!??! I'm not being racist but these gangs of boys are mostly black. Don't they realize that their actions are giving a black people a bad reputation. Their negative actions outweigh all the positive things that most people do. When will it end?Postcode is like zipcode. Different postcodes are at war with each other.Capishe. - I think you got the wrong person... (I'm being nice to you.) more

Resolved Question: What chance do i have of not guilty result in my drink driving case as i have many special/mitigating factors?

Hello, my name is Waseem, i recently turned 18 on the 1st april, and just passed my driving test the day before. Two weeks later me and my friend went out to Derby for a "night-out". We drove there, planning to sleep in the car, do we took some pillows and duvets. When i got there the first thing i did was buy a parking ticket for an overnight stay. I locked the car and off we went to the Derby clubs. We started drinking and having a good time, but later on that night me and my friend got started on by some rough looking "chavs", they didn't look much older then us, one was quite large and white, the other was a tall black chap. The black guy seemed really quiet but the white guy was rather vigorous with us, he originally asked us for change and i told him honestly that we had none as we just spent it all on the drinks we had that night, which was the truth but he was having none of it. He then keep accusing us of lying and demanding change from us, so me and my friends took out our wallets (biggest mistake ever made) and went to show him we had no cash, my friend found 50p and gave him this, but i had no money apart from a reserve tenner incase we needed a taxi or something happened. He saw this hidden ten pound note and quickly grabbed the wallet and stole it out of it. I managed to snatch the wallet back off him and grab onto the tenner, but he didn't let go, he then began shouting and talking angrily and telling me to let go ,i kept saying "no, this is my money and you are not taking it" my friend insisted i just let him have it and we go on, because he saw that this guy didn't look like a friendly type and could of easily had a knife or worse a gun on him, the muggers friend also said "just give him the money man", eventually i gave up and let him take the money, to which he then shouted at two of his friends down the street and then fled up it. This was near the Westfield center in Derby, in the middle of the outdoor shopping area at nightime so no one was around. These two younger looking "chavs" (and you know they're chavs as they have their hoods up, trackie bottoms and look like they're going to kill you) came up to us and started on us for no reason. We we're having none of it and just walked off. As we walked off, i took a quick glance over my shoulder to see the whole group including the original pair following us down the road, they seemed to be speeding up too. Me and my friend then walked quickly to my car (this was about 6 minutes away, the whole time they followed us). The car was parked in a public car park, which was empty with the exception of 1-2 cars. When i got to the car i turned around but saw no one, although at this point i was still drunk, i was terrified for me and my friends safety, so i asked my friend for the car keys (who I gave at the start of the night to prevent me from drink driving later on, i clearly told him "no matter what do not give me the keys ok?") and with great resentment he did. We got in the car and i quickly switched on the engine and reversed back a few meters ready to turn out the exit. I went forwards then backwards to see if i could get a clearer look round the corner without getting out the car, but there was no sign of them, so believing we might of been safe i pulled up into the same car parking space and switched off the engine. Just to make sure, we went to the pizza shop on the corner of the car park as an excuse to see if they were still there, at this point i was still drunk but could think alot straighter, but we didn't pay much attention on the way to the pizza shop. After we ordered the pizza which took about 3 minutes, we walked out the shop and i looked around, at the end of the street to the left of me i believed i could see what was the gang of youths who had been following us, watching us from a distance. This alarmed me a hell of a lot so we went back to the car and the same procedure occured, i reversed and went forward and reversed and got ready to simply leave the car park and commit the offence i really didn't want to of drink driving (even though i had already done it by now). They still never showed, and in a final attempt to try and not be a criminal, i pulled up once more, putting our lives at risk just to obew the law. This is when it all became the most ironic night of my life, the police came out of nowhere and pulled up next to us, the officer asked for a breath test and i was over the limit by a not too large amount (it was a reading of about 46 I believe). They arrested me for drink driving and took me to the station. My friend was taken home. Then they carried out all their procedures etc etc and the rest you could say...well i find out what conviction i get on the 21st June this month. So, firstly, if you don't believe this story then simply do not comment ok, I'm not an average "lets make some havoc" type  more

Resolved Question: In London do you have to give youth gangs respect as you pass them on the street to avoid being stabbed?

I am visiting London for a while and over the past year have heard of youths being stabbed by youth gangs for not giving them respect in the street; does this mean whenever you walk out in public you have to tell everyone you see that you respect them. With all the people in London, this could take ages and will probably get me some funny looks, so how are you meant to know who you are supposed to give respect to to avoid being stabbed? more

Voting Question: indoor activities for teens?

i work for a company that help deliquent youth and gang prevention. What would be a good indoor activity to help them build their social skills? help please something that isn't too corny!!! more

Resolved Question: What needs to be done to help tackle anti social behaviour in the UK?

From my personal experience the police don't seem to have a handle on it at all. The perpetrators aren't even afraid of the police as they know "they can't touch me". What changes should be made? It seems that the current system is just not working. Should the police be arresting gangs of youths for "loitering"? Automatically arresting anyone who's drunk, high or in possession of a weapon? Automatic arrests for any form of criminal damage, vandalism, shouting abuse at people etc? I've seen the police called out many times to deal with gangs of kids kicking off in the street and nothing ever happens. The kids get moved on and the next night they're back in the same place doing the same thing.Killer - the best deterrent we ever had was when my husband's brother, a tattooed ex bodybuilder (who'd just got out of prison for GBH at the time) came down to stay and some kids kicked off outside - he went out with a shovel over his shoulder and asked if any of them wanted a go at someone who knew what he was doing. Unsurprisingly they all scuttled off, apart from a few who stayed around to talk to him because they thought he was "dead cool and 'ard like". He tried to give them the "stay in school or you'll end up like me" talk but it was wasted on them. They were too in awe of him I think.B t t D B - I'm sorry but these kids ARE violent! My husband's been threatened with a knife just for asking them to move on because they were waking our toddler up! A Domino's pizza deliveryman was also stabbed to death not far from where I live and so many deliverymen have been mugged that you can't even get a takeaway delivered! This is not acceptable behaviour! more

Resolved Question: if hoodie youth in gangs use their reputation to act hard and intimidate bystanders?

does my years of training as an ex-army-men give ME the right to encourage such types to engage me in physical showdowns , as to give me the opportunity to beat them up in front of public ? i mean, its pretty easy for me. I mean, I'm one heck of a phenomenally strong man and nothing makes me grin more than knowing at the age of 40 odd, I can still overpower any trash talking 'gangsta' on the streets ! you should see the way I administer those pressure holds , they really are quite effective. for instance, if one lad brandished a knife out at me - and bystanders did nothing (as expected) and simply watched in horror as to what the aftermath of it all would be, do I not have the right to de-arm the knife wielding man - apply a series of pressure holds and go as far as snapping his arm in 4 places ? why not ? the army taught me great things. one of them was to be a man. and look after the vulnerable and under privileged. In many ways, I'm a modern day super hero I guess. I really am gagging to get into the thick of action sometime this week, maybe in the capital where a lot of criminal scum loom. maybe there I can fully exploit the potential of years of army hand-2-hand combat training. is that okay now ? more

Voting Question: Todays Culture in Youth?

Every day i go to college i do not claim myself to be the best person in the world in terms of lessons etc, However i do see a vast amount of "Chavs" for those that do not know this term it means Council Housed and Violent, Thugs in another way. However what are all your opinions on this, They are throwing there lifes away at college these days and the tutors do not do anything to really stop this instead they give them what they want by suspensions that gives them more time on the streets, This new breed of youth today is vile sickening and disgusting they are like parasite`s, Every god forsaken day i read the newspaper only to find some couple has been murdered by a group of these thugs, Why dont the cops do something more real about this rather than just putting them away for two years, Honestly i read a story the other week about these old couple killed because of a gang of these thugs they were married for 70+ years At that moment i read that in the paper i almost shed a tear because these disgusting thugs are getting away with crimes like this, They should be killed. Those couple never deserved a fate like that... Regardless i would like to here your thoughts on todays "Broken" Society.All these thugs do is smoke and demand money off you as far as i can tell they have no other social structure, Honestly the law is broken in our country and we need proper police.. Hell even Hitler Himself did a better job with the youth im not talking about the jew racism im talking about the clubs and getting the teenagers to work together and do activities. And to be honest i am put off relationships with women for life at this rate due to them all being "Chav-Like" and no i do not consider myself homosexual for that matter i just do not want to put myself out at all for the fear of finding some of these scum... Anyway onto your thoughts friends. more

Resolved Question: Is California a classic example of why liberalism fails?

Lets face it, California was once a great state, but it's pretty much lost. They are bankrupt, they rank 49th in education, the public schools and streets are filled with drugs, gangs, gay pride, and every other social abnormality out there. You walk down the street and see nothing but drugged out hippies, bums, gang members, fights, weirdos, etc. English is disappearing as a language, the prisons are flooded with Mexicans. They want to replace primary school textbooks with gay couples. Berkley is more concerned with running out military recruiters than fixing their city (I think they need military recruiters, it's the only way out for the youth there who still have a future). Is California a wake up call for people who want to change the US and other Western nations into liberal states? more

Resolved Question: What are the reasons for the rise in young female violence?

I see a polarisation in female youth. On the one hand you have girls who are reclaiming traditional feminine values and interests, and on the other we have “girl-gangs” and its sub-culture of violence. I live in London and only the other day I saw a pretty schoolgirl being harassed by a couple of girls wearing typical gang clothing. The schoolgirl cried: “help me, please!” and a man got off the bus, which I was on, and scared them off. The thing that struck me was the pleasure they took in upsetting this young girl – it wasn’t mindless violence, more like cruelty."Katiemedic": My "fantasyland" is the biggest city on earth. I see it with my own eyes - agession and more aggression. Simply excusing it with, "well, men are more violent" is pathetic."BratRich": Of course they're adopting male behaviour of violence! They're aping males in every way - in speeh, in mannerisms, even in the way they dress. Everything in a girl-gang is oientated to mimicing agressive male behaviour. more

Resolved Question: Would you say this man is well hard? fearless? or has a death wish?

Either way he deserves a medal for tackling this armed 19 year old scrote in Manchester! The following report taken from AOL Just because you're waving a gun around and threatening to shoot people, doesn't mean you are the hardest man at the pub -- especially in Manchester. This lesson was eloquently taught to a 19-year-old pistol-toting thug. James Lee Drewitt - who had just been released from prison - was part of a gang fight in Manchester earlier this year. After shots were fired, many of the youths ran into the Gorton Mount pub as they were followed by a weapon-wielding Drewitt. But as most drinkers and passers-by jumped for cover, one unnamed man strolled outside to check his wife, who was having a cigarette, was safe. As he did this Drewitt pointed the gun directly at his head and repeatedly said: "I am going to shoot you!" More, with footage, after the jump. After being understandably frozen to the spot for a second (we would probably still be there) CCTV footage shows the man lunge forward and nut the youngster, before grabbing him by the shoulders and wrestling him away from the gun. Drewitt has just been sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence. Meanwhile, our hero has chosen not to be identified and has moved away from Manchester. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_s5bvBSHYM more

Resolved Question: can you think of any interesting articles/news/programmes about under 25's?

i have got a presentation to do soon for uni and its basically to do with the youth in the media. there are so many interesting things to choose from just dont know which would be the best.....in kind of spoilt for choice!!! there are things like teen pregnancies, gangs, knife crime, recession, education......basically the list goes on and on. please feel free to leave me a few topics that you feel may be interesting to present in front of my class. thanks more

Resolved Question: Are houses in England being built on green belt land for immigrants?

so in a decade, what is now quiet English countryside, will be suburbs full of Somalian youth gangs stabbing each other and passers by more

Resolved Question: car burned out and taken away?

Our car was on a SORN and kept on private property. One Sunday afternoon one of the gangs of youths with nothing better to do broke into the garage it was kept in pushed it out of the garage and set fire to it. They then sat, watched and jeered at the firefighters as they put it out. The firefighters advised us to remove it a.s.a.p as it would only attract more trouble. Th following day a friendly scrap man said he would take it to the local scrapyard for us and give us half of what he was paid for it. Of course we never expected to see him agian but were glad to get the car removed without any cost to us. How do we tell the DVLA (any forms etc) what has happend as we had no paperwork off the scrapyard and dont even know which one it was taken to. We have just renewed the SORn but want to get aorted out once and for all. more

Resolved Question: Why does this happen?

Just read about a 71yr old granny up in court for "attacking" 17 yr old youth.Apparently this German born woman survived the second world war in Berlin, escaped over the Berlin wall and eventually settled in England. This poor woman has just been to court for prodding this 17 yr old in the chest after being harassed by him and his gang. What i would like to know is why the police are always so determined to pursue cases like this but reluctant to bring yobs to court for assaults etc. They are obviously just encouraging yobs to provoke assaults on them so they can get compensation. The injustice of it all makes me sick. Btw the granny got a conditional discharge but had to pay £50 costs. What do you all think.My main point is this, when a yob gets "assaulted" the police rush round to arrest the person that the yob has been provoking, but if the situation was reversed they often would not take any notice. That is because they like to take on the soft target. That is the police not the justice system! more

Resolved Question: What do you think of these gangs of youths that hang around in England, and are always on the news for killing?

people who walk past them, or throwing things at peoples' houses or whatever. Like in the past week I've read about kids in Leicestershire who attacked harmless disabled teenagers and drove their mother to kill herself in a burning car, and kids who punched an artist into the path of a car, killing him, and a man who was arrested for confronting kids who were throwing things at his house, not for the first time. Makes me want to torture and kill these kids, or chavs or whatever they're called...... is this normal? more

Resolved Question: what do you think about the mother who killed her disabled daughter then herself?

because gangs of youths were tormenting her daughter for years and the police wouldnt do anything because it was a low level crime and they said they didnt have the resources. if they are not careful we will be getting groups of vigilantes on the streets sorting these youths out permenantly.. more

Resolved Question: gangs of teenagers in your street have just been called?

street rats , is this a problem that Maggie Thatcher created when she said there is no community just families , why is there no youth clubs for them to go to , we were all kids once but when i grew up in the 60s we had things to do and clubs to go to play taable tennis or football rugby , what is out there now for the kids@ cc-7up you are hitting the nail on the head there@ Dan another good answer your right though bud the parents do not carei do not know who is giving the T D's more

Resolved Question: How Do I Deal With Anti Social Teenagers ?

The problem is simply really. At my local corner store that I visit at least twice a day on a daily basis, I am having gangs of up to ten 16-17 year olds giving me evil stairs, insulting my family members ( mother and her partner, girl friend ) with rude sexual comments and gestures. I am having them also drive past me in cars, slow down next to me and point guns and knifes and say they are going to murder me. I am 31 years old, and I promise you I have done thing to fuse this situation other than stare at one of these kids about 3 weeks ago. He kept staring me out and I laughed at him as I thought he was being very childish. But now it's getting out of hand. I have told a community police officer that they give me gob outisde the shop and try to intimidate me, and make sexual comments to my mother and partner all the time. But the police just said report it when it happens. We all know that's not going make a blind bit of difference. These kids are now also bumping into my mother in our local town and still making these comments and threatning to kill her, rape her etc. I'm a big chap and would have no problem beating the living ***** outta them, but I dont want a criminal record for hitting minors. They are running me and my family scared so to speak ( well that's how it looks to them anyway ) and as a man they are testing my patience and pride and if this carrys on much longer I can see myself breaking the law and giving them a hiding they wont forget. Do you have any suggestions please on how to deal with these hoodies / youths / thugs ? more

Resolved Question: Am I fighting a losing battle living here?

I live in a really quiet and nice neighborhood that has a little park next to it and a school at the back of my house. The people are really friendly and I've truthfully enjoyed living here but over the past year we've started to get youths hanging around from Friday until Sunday and it's an absolute nightmare. The place is deadly quiet all week until these animals meet up and then all hell breaks loose. They'll drink, do drugs (I suspect) fight, insult passerbys, have sex in the streets, drive cars at all hours and play loud music from them as they meet up in their modified cars and wreck the little park and were so nasty they went around and stole all the flowers or cut the heads off them. They've taken to spray painting gang symbols and their names and when you come home they shout and you but my wife tells me to just ignore them as they're youths. I think that having this scum hanging around makes the place look rundown and nasty, they have no respect for anyone or anything and because of them hanging around we now have swastikas daubed on the school wall and children are afraid to go in on a Monday morning as some lie spaced out in the bushes from the night before, one parent found drugs and said her child was lucky not to have touched the needle when she found it. We've tried everything to get rid of them but they just won't budge and my wife is now talking about movie away as they're encouraging all the lowlife of the day to meet here, it's now started on week days my wife tells me as they must not have jobs and I worry for her. more

Resolved Question: did the celtic youth team pass their exams?

GLASGOW REGION maths exam Name............................................ Nickname........................................ Gang Name.................................... 1. Shuggie has bought half a kilo of cocaine for large. He wants to make 300% on the deal and still pay Mad Malky his 10% protection money. How much must he charge for a gram? 2. Wee Davie reckons he'll get £42.50 extra Marriage Allowance a week if he ties the knot with Fat Alice. Even if he steals the ring, the wedding will cost him £587. And he'll have to start buying two fish suppers at £3.95 each every night instead of one. How long will it be before Davie wishes he'd stayed single? 3. When Rangers play Celtic, their fans sing The Sash every 10 minutes when they're winning and every 15 minutes when they're losing. How many times did they sing it at last season's Cup Final? 4. Joey and Davie stole a 1999 green Toyota 1600GL with 35,000 on the clock - and got a grand for it. How much more would they have got if it had been metallic silver, done 29,000 miles and had low profile tyres? 5. Jake the Flake and Fingers got grassed up for dealing speed. The Flake got 18 months but Fingers got 3 years. How many more previous convictions did Fingers have? EXTRA CREDIT: Who was Fingers' Brief?i wid have failed that.lollove the answers.i canny gie t/u or t/d.bleeding level 1 more

Resolved Question: Why is this, why are the black people so intent on crime?

It's a very sad state of affairs. I'm 75 years old and i think it's about time i had a say about what is happening in this counrty and see if anyone agrees. And before anyone accuses me, i'm no racist, i have lived a long life with many races and had many friends. But the world is changing. I will give you some examples. The past few years, myself, my friends and neighbours have all been attacked, mugged as they say and every time it was a black fellow, or a gang, Each time i get on a bus - there is almost always lots of noise and it;s always the group of blacks at the back who are the ones doing this, while everyone is just trying to get on with their journey. Why are they so loud and ignorant? My grandson and grand daughter got attakced and had their things stolen in the past 4 months. Again, it was black youths doing this. In my road today, there was a big incident where a fight was broken out over a gang of black kids not wanting to pay their bus fare and they put the driver in hospital. 7 kids against 1 man. cowards. they are like animals, always hunting in packs. But i bet on their own they are cowards. And today, i see this in the news: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/6092231/Man-stabbed-in-heart-after-answering-Gumtree-advert.html Once again, black fellows almost killing an innocent man for his money. What is the world coming to? I'm not saying whites or any other race is perfect but it seems that most of these crimes are committed by blacks. Why are they so aggressive and have such a chip on their shoulder? They have a chance at education and and a shot at life like everyone else - so they can't always pull that card or the " racism" card. I just wish it would end. Opinions welcome. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: what does my dream mean, again?

All i was seeing was eyes of three colour, Hazel brown, then Blue and last one is Red. I got scared and i didnt know what it meant, then later i saw a skull, did nothing but it was there. But not scary. Then after i saw a dream of a girl, who was coming home and her home area is pretty dark and dim security lights so it wasn't safe for her to go to but nevertheless she did, it was about 12am-1am and she was coming home and she was 2 yards away and there were about 5 or 6 boys there, basically a gang and they were following her, calling her with names and she started to walk fast to running and she kept running and for some reason i was there too and i was inside my own house building but hid behind a pillar of my apartment. Anyways, I didn't know what the girl looked like cos she was running but cudnt see her face. But as soon as the other side of the road, there were two guys around and grabbed her and basically assaulted her, i'm not sure if it was rape but i definately saw stabbing the girl. As i stood there, i was the coward who couldnt do nothing except watched this with horror i was also couldnt believe that is a residential area, somebody could have helped but like me, everyone would be scared too. The girl died of of course. I think about 2 weeks later as the police investigates who thse youths were. I was coming home, from somewhere, it was daylight and i saw these youths coming my way but never said anything to me, they hangout in a place where they chill and they were taking pics on their camera phones and what happened was they saw the girl in the photo. They freaked out of course. I dont understand this myself why have i seen this because the girl in the photo looked like me. Then i freaked out and woke up cos my guy friend called me. at 5am. I'm glad he did actually. ppl please tell whats this about cos now im really scared. thank you more

Voting Question: What ought you to do , what do you do?

You are attending an international conference, at a college, in one of London's predominently , black boroughs , known for its gang culture.At lunch , you (Brit) and some others go for a walk . You turn a corner and see a gang of black youths surrounding a black girl . She is distressed and has clearly been assaulted already. They are now removing her clothing too. The locals are hurrying away, clearly too frightened to get involved. You and Yank ( who's a big fella) want to intervene . Frenchie , Dutch , Swede and the rest either want to ignore it -- not their problem -- or want to go back to the UNi to try and get some help .From experience , however, you and Yank know ,that thats very unlikely to happen .So you have 3 choices : 1) Ignore it -- Afterall,you're not being attacked .If the locals cannot or will not help themselves , why should you risk getting hurt.Even worse, the gang might find out where you live and come looking for you afterwards! 2)Agree with the majority and go back to the UNi to see if you can muster any support. The delay won't help this particular girl of course , and deep down you know that eventually nothing will probably come of it either .Help won't be forthcoming .You are really walking away ,but salving your conscience with the pretence of going for help. 3)Intervene, even if its only you and Yank. And accept that you will get a bloody nose or worse for your troubles? What is the right thing to do ?: what do you do ?Susie -- Thanks for answer . The story is allegoricalFinglas-- Why not ?Does implying racism in the term black give you a sense of moral superiority? more

Resolved Question: best way to react to a situation like this ?

Every night i walk home from work there are these young 17/18 year olds sitting on the wall near my house drinking beer ..When i walk past they usually pass a comment like "hey four eyes " or other petty insults ,this has been happening for a few weeks but i try ignoring it,last night when walking home they started the same crap again so i turned around and said shut your mouth and go do something constructive with your lives instead of sitting around drinking ,one of the guys got off the wall and got in my face saying if i spoke that way to him and his mates again he would break a bottle off my face ..so i kept on walking away and when i got in my door i phoned the police they arrived but when they did ( a half hour later ) the gang had gone ..so there was nothing they could do..I know tommorow i will probably have the same crap from these youths ,so how should i react to it ? more

Resolved Question: UK crime story about 43 yr old man attacked: What has happened to the world?

I originally read about this linked crime when it first happened and i thought it was horrendous but after looking further into what occured with this crime, it makes me sick to my stomach to think this is the world we live in and the sad thing is it is likely to go further downhill. I am referring to the murder in January this year of Michael Eccles, 43 who was attacked by a 20 year old and a 16 year old in an unprovoked attack. Mr Eccles had just been to a local shop and purchased wine and milk but never made it back home as he was savagely attacked metres from his front door. This happens all too often but i think i was shocked here by the utter callousness of the crime, the fact that it was unprovoked and the fact that the 16 year old says he was 'too drunk' to remember beating anyone up, after spending a day drinking vodka in a local nearby park. Drunk or sober, i find it hard to believe you would forget inflicting severe brutality on another person. It is sad enough when you hear of someone dying as a result of a gang-like fight but when it is someone who was a random victim so to speak, it, personally for me, sends shivers down my spine because you think, "this guy was just going about his daily business like we all do and he was, for no apparent reason attacked and his head was kicked in" At one point the 16 yr old youth even walked away from the victim, who was lying down on the ground, just so he could run back up to the man and punt him in his head. This is a sign of the times but i find it hard to fathom, drunk or not, why anyone would do this to someone else... All these type of stories affect me when i hear about them but this one stands out for me and i just wanted to get other peoples opinions on this story and ask, what do you think it is that causes todays youth to think they can go around attacking people when they want for no reason? are these people just plain bad? Here's the link to this very sad story http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Michael-Eccles-Lichfield-Man-Charged-With-Murder-Of-Father-Of-Five-Over-Bottle-Of-Wine-Attack/Article/200901415211749?f=rss Your views? Cheers Dave UKand i do want to add the majority of todays youths are great people and law abiding, nice natured and ambitious people but there are many bad people out there too who hurt others. Lets not be naive about it, it has become a part of life, sadly!another way i find this story sickening is to think of the same thing happening to someone you loved by such uncaring, callous sorry excuses for human beings. If it ever did happen to a loved one of mine i don't think i would be able to contain my emotions, i really don't!! more

Resolved Question: What is the best chain weapon to use for combat?

I get problems were I live with gangs of youths who are hell bent on starting trouble. I am a skilled Martial Artist myself and I am pretty good at Kickboxing, and MMA. I have done various other Martial Arts which include locks, holds, breaks and take downs. Thankfully I have not had to use these yet, but the other day I was set on by 4 idiots and it got pretty scary. I managed to avoid a fight in the end but only after I threatened 3 of them with a metal chair! I carry lots of loose change in my pocket all the time just in case to use that to throw in the face or faces of assailants. I am thinking of carrying a chain in my coat just in case I end up in a situation I can't talk my way out of. They are a lot of cases were I live of people getting jumped on by groups and gangs and I don't want to end up another statistic! What type of chain is recommended for medium to close combat and is it more effective to swing it or wrap it around your knuckles. Unfortunately in group confrontation you have to do as much damage in the shortest possible time frame. It's either this or I will have to get in close and break joints or strike pressure points. I'm just so fed up with where I live and the police just dont give a sh*t. I'm not a vigilante nor do I go looking for trouble but i've just had enough. I have a right to defend myself don't I? TIA M. more

Resolved Question: Re: The father who was charged with attempted murder for trying to defend his stepson from a gang of youths?

who had the stepson on the ground and were kicking him in the head and body. The father was also outnumbered and would simply have joined his stepson on the ground being kicked. His options were as follows. Go back to bed and hope the son survives being repeatedly kicked in the head without being killed or ending up brain damaged and a living vegetable being fed through a tube for the rest of his life. Join his son on the ground at their mercy. Arm youself and fight back. Without that paperknuife, his son could now be dead or a vegetable. What would you have done? more

Resolved Question: Rate these lyrics 1-10?

i do this for the mothers and daughters without running water and their brothers tortured in lawless wars that leave countries slaughtered Many man think they're bad rolling in gangs but there's youths younger that fight 'gainst soldiers in tanks and here kids drop out of school for the weed that they burn when there are starving youths, that would walk miles eager to learn i live around unconscious minds unaware that there's much more than this right here beyond the skies to a youth wearing hand-me-downs in a shanty town this box of cds, probably worth enough to get his family out, are you happy now,let me make this clear england is one of the smallest countries on this earths surface we keep drinking beer and listening to ja rule there's bombs dropping on the citizens of kabul and he thinks having guns makes him a gangster thats just fake, cuz theres lil youths in Rwandathat have been strapped since eight and frankly i feel like taking these Nikey creps off cuz they were made by a slave in a chinese sweatshop say that to man in footlocker, what can they say to me? all of us is supporting this modern day slavery and don't, it's not a fu*king free nation don't believe what he's saying it's crazy blud, I hear that even Jay-Z's a freemason and it's not where you're from, it's where at as for hell i feel like i've been there and back but i still hhaven'thad to deal with half the problems that my parents have they tell us about terrorist threats, let's compare the facts who's invading whos country?, and who's kids everyday wait for food hungry? the government love it when people are scared they tell us the public about being prepared I hate George Bush, but the fact is I'm trapped in this fortress we're all living off the middle east's natural resources and we're all trapped in the system of capitalism in the habit of thinking we have to have things to have a certain standard of living why we take for granted our planet's existence? f**k evolution, we still live in the animal kingdom but that's an opinion, it isn't the truth rappers are killing the youth with their ignorant views and they think they're bad, with their fu*king prada kicks they couldn't last a fu*king day on the gaza stripForgot to add they're not mine+ it's supposed to be a freestyleLol @ Tracy. So you believe slave labour is a myth? Have you been to the Nike factories in Pakistan and Cambodia? Or are you p*ssed because you're a Freemason, and I mentioned Hov? more

Resolved Question: Rate these lyrics 1-10 (long)?

i do this for the mothers and daughters without running water and their brothers tortured in lawless wars that leave countries slaughtered Many man think they're bad rolling in gangs but there's youths younger that fight 'gainst soldiers in tanks and here kids drop out of school for the weed that they burn when there are starving youths, that would walk miles eager to learn i live around unconscious minds unaware that there's much more than this right here beyond the skies to a youth wearing hand-me-downs in a shanty town this box of cds, probably worth enough to get his family out, are you happy now,let me make this clear england is one of the smallest countries on this earths surface we keep drinking beer and listening to ja rule there's bombs dropping on the citizens of kabul and he thinks having guns makes him a gangster thats just fake, cuz theres lil youths in Rwandathat have been strapped since eight and frankly i feel like taking these Nikey creps off cuz they were made by a slave in a chinese sweatshop say that to man in footlocker, what can they say to me? all of us is supporting this modern day slavery and don't, it's not a fu*king free nation don't believe what he's saying it's crazy blud, I hear that even Jay-Z's a freemason and it's not where you're from, it's where at as for hell i feel like i've been there and back but i still hhaven'thad to deal with half the problems that my parents have they tell us about terrorist threats, let's compare the facts who's invading whos country?, and who's kids everyday wait for food hungry? the government love it when people are scared they tell us the public about being prepared I hate George Bush, but the fact is I'm trapped in this fortress we're all living off the middle east's natural resources and we're all trapped in the system of capitalism in the habit of thinking we have to have things to have a certain standard of living why we take for granted our planet's existence? f**k evolution, we still live in the animal kingdom but that's an opinion, it isn't the truth rappers are killing the youth with their ignorant views and they think they're bad, with their fu*king prada kicks they couldn't last a fu*king day on the gaza strip I didn't write them, they aren't mine more

Resolved Question: isnt this disgusting?

sorry its long but i need your opinion for homework Samantha Joseph was convicted of murder at the Old Bailey for leading Shakilus Townsend to the quiet cul-de-sac where he was killed by a masked and hooded gang. The lovestruck teenager bled to death after being beaten with baseball bats and stabbed six times in a "relentless and merciless attack". He was besotted with girlfriend Joseph and told his mother he wanted to marry her, but she told others she was using him. While Joseph, 15 at the time, was happy for Shakilus to shower her with gifts, she was still obsessed with another teenager, gang member Danny McLean, who had dumped her when he found out about her relationship with Shakilus, but she was prepared to do anything to get him back. CCTV pictures from the day of the attack in July last year show Joseph wearing a see-through floral dress as she met Shakilus and took a bus with him. He thought they were on their way to meet her cousin but in fact Joseph was playing a "dangerous double game" luring him to the ambush in Thornton Heath, south London, while secretly keeping in touch with McLean by mobile phone. Joseph laughed as Shakilus' attackers caught him and began raining down blows with fists, feet and baseball bats before she turned and walked away. McLean - who had himself been injured by a bat during the furious melee - plunged a knife into his chest, raking it across his liver before twisting the blade. As he lay bleeding to death Shakilus called out for his mother and cried: "I don't want to die." Brothers Tyrell Ellis, 19, and Don-Carlos Ellis, 18, from Thornton Heath, were also convicted of murder, together with Andrew Johnson-Haynes, a 19-year-old former public schoolboy from Croydon who played rugby for London Irish. Two other youths, aged 17, were found guilty of the charge as well. Shakilus's mother burst into tears as the jury returned its verdicts. The defendants were then remanded to be sentenced on a date to be fixed. the selfish cow more

Resolved Question: What was the nature & purpose of the Hitler Youth Movement?

This is my answer for GCSE coursework, but it seems a little short.. Have I missed anything out? :) The Hitler Youth Movement made sure boys were fit, healthy and strong, so they focused on sports such as boxing, athletics, throwing, marching and so on. They also had to wear uniforms similar to the SS and they had to look smart. The purpose of this was to train every young German boy to become soldiers for the future, and the skills taught to boys in the Hitler Youth would be useful for when they were in the war. For the girls, the Hitler Youth taught motherhood skills, like cooking and sewing. Girls also had to be able to make a bed. This was with the intention of encouraging them to be housewives in the future, and to have many children. Bringing girls up with these ideologies meant that they would be brainwashed and they would do as they were taught. Hitler Youth boys had to do some war work after the war broke out. Some of the war work included activities such as collecting scrap metal, warm clothing for soldiers, charity donations and sometimes even fighting fires. Hitler wanted to control young people and have all of their free time used up at Hitler Youth. This was to prevent any small gangs of youths rebelling against it and losing support. By controlling their every move and all their spare time, leaders of the Hitler Youth could monitor and make sure that everyone was in order. Thanks :) xxthere are three different questions so it's not just an essay on the hitler youth movement (: but it still is a bit short, but it's not yet completed :D more

Resolved Question: What can be done to curb the violent behaviour of youth gangs?

two people 'caught up' in a shoot out in Glasgow's east end on friday night. are guns really becoming that readily available to young people? The residents of the area are scared to walk the streets at night, and after the fight on friday there are TWO police officers stationed at the scene, just two? The gang 'The Tollcross Wee Men' (which is quite a humorous name for a gang) seem unconcerned by their presence, is it any wonder, two police officers against a gang of kids likely armed with kinves and guns. http://www.sundayherald.com/news/heraldnews/display.var.2516915.0.two_shot_as_gangland_gunfight_brings_terror_to_glasgows_east_end.php more

Resolved Question: Why are black youth in London the most violent?

Im not racist I just want to know why is it My proof Recently convicted London TEEN murderers: http://s810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/johnman101/?action=view&current=londonteen.jpg&newest=1 Notice how most of them share one thing in common The recent spike in knife and gun crimes is due to this Mainly black teen gangs nets over £1million in violent theft http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1186402/Terror-Zone-teen-gang-1m-crime-spree-jailed-40-years.html Black people make up10% of Londons population The poorest group in London are Bangladeshi decent South Asians of Tower Hamlets But the most dangerous parts of London are Black Caribbean & African decent areas Lambeth being the worst (highest murder rate in the nation) is also the home of the largest black community in the country. Nigerians (Peckham) and Jamaicans (Brixton) most notably. ‘Operation trident’ was made because of black people in the city http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Trident I was born and raised in South London and I have watched how the black population has grown rapidly since the 80s with the crime even though they are not such a big impact yet they are relatively new give it another decade and we have real problems like LA or something. They identified 190 youth gangs majority are Black British most relatively new and 40% being involved in murders already these are mostly 1st generation so yes its just starting I feel like a foreigner in my own country you would think your in Africa in some parts of London Im scared for my children and were not racist we just notice things http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peckham_Boys http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Boys Asians make a larger percent of London but I never see them doing all this more

Resolved Question: Why isn't there enough legislation limiting police powers in the UK?

It seems to me that there isn't any real legislation limiting police powers. All the laws are what they can do, not what they can't do. It seems to me that the police can do whatever they like these days, even kill people. They can stop and search you without any suspicion. With all the stabbings recently there is even talk of increasing their powers. How much more powers do you want? They seem to govern themselves and make their own rules. To me the police are the worst criminal gang in the world. Worst than the mafia, the ira, al qaeda. They have been pulling the wool over everybodys eyes for years. It winds me up the way stupid people claim they risk their lives to protect us. Do they crap, this ain't America, it's Britain, where a cop is killed like once in every ten years. Yet in that period hundreds are killed by them. All that crap as well about it only being the minority who are bad when in fact it is the majority. All that crap from serving officers or former officers biased to fuck claiming they are only interested in helping us. Fair enough, we couldn't have a world without the police, and they do stop some crime, but it's mainly only small, easy targets, i.e. the drunks, just to get their numbers up and make it look like they are doing a good job. There ain't many people in the police who do it to protect the public, most just do it as it is a decent paying job, or as a way to get back at being a loser all their lives, or just to feel powerful. I have never seen or met a officer with common sense. Every situation is reacted disproportionally, as though it is a life threatening one. Everything is so over the top. Your incompetence knows no bounds. It must take about 5 of you to handle one drunk and even then you call for backup. You want respect yet treat the public like they are all criminals. At police training do they brain wash you all? 'Repeat after me... the public is the enemy, the public is the enemy, the public is the enemy... The police are like one big gang. Period.The UK is turning in to a police state. I feel sorry for all these asian people and the blacks who must get terrorised. If the police carry on treating the public the way they do, the youths of London won't be stabbing each other anymore - if you get me... The public just won't stand it. My own nan who is 75 used to have great respect for the police, but even she is changing her views towards them.Lowjoy: I never said we shouldn't have police. foo-fighter-fan: your dad is a police officer so that explains your bias. You will never get some to agree with you against police when they are or a family member belong to the scum.eriverpipe: "5 officers died in the same period while on duty from car incidents etc." Well I wouldn't say that is done protecting our lives. That is there own stupid fault for speeding after drivers. No doubt speeding after drivers who have no insurance or something as stupid as that. They risk their lives when they want to go speeding. And how many lives must they have taken when speeding? I think it is a lot more than 5 don't you? Remember that poor girl in Newcastle recently for instance? Also since you think police officer is such a dangerous job then what about other jobs where a lot more are killed than your petty numbers. Thousands are killed in industrial jobs a year so I think that makes those a lot more dangerous than police officer, don't you? I have something to say to you: "Your half witted arguments are so easily disproved that it is ridiculous. " Go and marry a cop.Tony: Good answer. more

Resolved Question: why do black people get offended when they are searched for drugs and knives?

i dont understand why black people get so upset and always complain that they are being searched all the time for drugs and knives , as if they are being searched becuase they are black......what a load of rubbish .....black youths are searched for guns and knives becasue of stats - statitcs show that ther are more black men involved in gangs and dealing drugs than any other race in UK by far (this is because of poverty), thats the reason black people get searched more , i think some black people will use the race card anytime they can........ and i am not WHITE ? what do you think ? more

Resolved Question: Why is violence amongst youth rising in the UK?

I may be wrong about the whole country but around here im certainly right yet another one of my friends was killed this morning this makes it 5 lost to murder in 2 years! so I can personally tell you it is a growing problem cause i would never of predicted this growing up or even 3 years ago everything was kl people would call these kids posers now they call them gangsters n fear them well around here they kill someone then laugh about it and get ratings from their friends, girls and even family sometimes and no1 really believe in heaven or hell so its not a moral problem I dont care about gangsters dying but most of my friends were not in gangs but working to get out of here and got involved in some BS like saying the wrong postcode (area code) or shooting your friend over a playstation game, looking at someone the wrong way, over dancing and girls so they get killed because of this crap. When will still stupid government raise jail sentences to at least deter the criminals who are willing to kill because believe criminals do watch the news n I have heard youths say they wont mind killing their enemy cause they will only get 10 years youth sentence 5 years if they are lucky n we all know there is no such fing as hell and its known using a knife for murder is easy to get away with what makes a case it witnesses, how do I know well there are known killers still walking free who boast about busting case cause there were no witnesses. I seriously cant see a reason behind this rise cause things are getting better except the crime amongst youth. more

Resolved Question: Broken Britain: True or False?

What's the worst example of Broken Britain you can give? if you thnk it's true? has anyone else noticed an upsurge in gangs? my dad and I passed an area yesterday in the car and there was a really big gang of asian youths, obviously looking for trouble as they had scarves and hoods up, lots were armed and they were shouting things at another gang of British youths on the other side of the road, I've also openly saw grown men spray paint gang graffiti onto buildings as well... in daylight! xxxx more

Resolved Question: Familiar, shocking, or sadly just another case of our Society and it's lack of morals.....?

A girl has been shot in the shoulder with an air weapon in a "despicable attack" as she queued at an ice cream van. The 11-year-old and her 15-year-old sister were talking to the ice cream seller when a gang of youths approached in Huyton, Merseyside. One of the youths pulled out the weapon and fired at the girl before he rode off on his bike. The rest of the gang also fled the area. The victim's sister then ran home to alert her parents who contacted the emergency services. The 11-year-old was taken to hospital to be treated for her injuries, which are not believed to be serious. Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident in Lordens Road at about 9.30pm on Friday. Merseyside Police Superintendent John Myles said: "This was a despicable attack on an 11-year-old girl who had gone to buy an ice cream. "The illegal use of air weapons is completely unacceptable and we will act quickly on any information from the community to suggest that air weapons are being misused." http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Girl-11-Shot-In-Ice-Cream-Queue-in-Huyton-Merseyside/Article/200904415269114?lpos=UK_News_First_UK_News_Article_Teaser_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15269114_Girl%2C_11%2C_Shot_In_Ice_Cream_Queue_in_Huyton%2C_Merseyside Attacked while queueing for an ice cream, eleven years old and shot at by thugs (children) with an air weapon......!! Do stories like this continue to shock you? Or is it yet another sad outlook on our society and it's continuous slipping standards? Your views please. more

Resolved Question: Have youth of today lost all respect for anyone or anything?

Only a coward would stamp on someones head, i remember my time as a youth when only fists were used. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1166810/Father-beaten-death-gang-police-ignore-999-calls-victim-neighbours.html more

Resolved Question: Gun crime in youth culture?

Ok so i am now getting annoyed and angry by the amount of kids dieing due to guns in London mainly the numbers are horrific. OK now the agonising part. How do we get rid of this gun/gangster culture? I dont think its anything to do with the parents children dont pick up guns due to having a bad mother or father its a ridiculous thing to suggest. I do however speaking first hand and being a youth myself. I think the blame is sorely because of the people surrounding the children, external people such as gang members, girls and aspirations. i mean if you live in a poor neighbourhood and you dont get girls or you have no talent and you are surrounded by violent people this will definetly make you pick up a gun and people may not like this but girls and money are the main thing here. How to tackle it. The hard part is the easiest a person found possessing or carring any dangerous substance or weapon which he may brandish around to make himself bigger amongst kids in order for them to follow his footstep i think he should get life sentence minimum 10 years period. this is the mecidine that will work other things like peer mentoring and organisations is frankly bull and a waste of government resources anyways what is your opinions?not just london anywhere! and please no comparing areas just solutions thanks more

Resolved Question: Do you think Homegrown UK terrorists is a future threat to the UK?

I do know now that muslims are taking over UK jails and the UK has the highest Islam converting in the world to add to that many of the bad youths in my area are converting to Islam from all backgrounds especially black ones and they think Al qeeda is the coolest gang before that they were busy copying bloods n crips now im seeing them walk around like exactly like this same turban everything think its saudi: http://palestine-shop.net/images/1096e.jpg Couple weeks back they terrorized the Jewish community not far from my town assaulting and vandalizing things because of Israel continues its strikes on the Hamas terrorists. I know this is nothing compared to terrorism but remember the London bombers couple years back were born and bred here in the UK. I aint generalizing Islam to terrorism far from that I know its still a minority but like I say a few can influence a crowd and most the ones looking to do terrorism were already criminals and not in fact extremists Forget suicide bombings these idiots wont mind delivering deadly packages for high prices I know they are amongst us because they have arrested many would be terrorist not far from my town but when they will strike no one knows hopefully MI5 do. Gangs will begin to use Islam as an excuse I can see it in this multicultural society of London as most these kids are looking for a reason to cause crimes and kill but I know they are not linked to Al qeeda yet!Deeya ✈- Sorry if you didnt read all I wrote I never said Islam is terrorism Im talking about gangs and them turning to Islamic terrorism as an excuse could cause future problems not the Islam religion more

Resolved Question: Is this the future for our youth of today?

Two more teenagers have been stabbed to death in London. What can be done to eradicate this 'gang' culture so many youngsters are involved in. Carrying knives seems to be the norm nowadays and with more and more murders of those so young, carried out often by their peers...is it too late to find a solution? http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/London-Murders-Two-Teenagers-Are-Stabbed-To-Death-In-Separate-Incidents-In-The-Capital/Article/200902315226262?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15226262_London_Murders%3A_Two_Teenagers_Are_Stabbed_To_Death_In_Separate_Incidents_In_The_Capital more

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