Catapult incident
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I was walking through a nearby copse and noticed a newish bike that looked like it had been dumped. I glanced about to see if there was an owner and saw nothing so I nearly got to the point of telling the police but then I saw a bloke in about his early 20's looking up a tree firing a hunting catapult up at something about 50m away partially hidden behind foilage.
So instinct kicks in and I shout "oi what you doing" the twerk replies "I'm shooting squirrels"....he then walks towards me and I walked off briskerly as I'm thinking this idiot will start to shoot at me. He tries to catch up and shouts "why" as to question why I'm challenging him.
I decided to try 101, utter waste of time and was given a number of different options to press and nobody to log an "actual" crime with...so dialled 999.
They took details but should public be doing this? I had no choice tbh.
Before you jump down my throat and say no, the area has had cars shot at with catapults, other acts of cruelty so it's happening a lot and I live at the back of this copse so certainly wouldn't want my partner and toddler son running into this.
So instinct kicks in and I shout "oi what you doing" the twerk replies "I'm shooting squirrels"....he then walks towards me and I walked off briskerly as I'm thinking this idiot will start to shoot at me. He tries to catch up and shouts "why" as to question why I'm challenging him.
I decided to try 101, utter waste of time and was given a number of different options to press and nobody to log an "actual" crime with...so dialled 999.
They took details but should public be doing this? I had no choice tbh.
Before you jump down my throat and say no, the area has had cars shot at with catapults, other acts of cruelty so it's happening a lot and I live at the back of this copse so certainly wouldn't want my partner and toddler son running into this.
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