Taking the law into your own hands
Discussion
AH33 said:
Gavin0478 said:
Where were the parents of the kids so young traveling on the train alone!!!
Thats what I was thinking!Bookies
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Seriously though, its the summer holidays, most parents have to work and maybe couldn't get time off. Maybe the kids escaped from the care of an older sibling.
There is no law that stipulates the age at which kids can be left at home alone
blueg33 said:
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Seriously though, its the summer holidays, most parents have to work and maybe couldn't get time off. Maybe the kids escaped from the care of an older sibling.
There is no law that stipulates the age at which kids can be left at home alone
Yes.Bookies
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Seriously though, its the summer holidays, most parents have to work and maybe couldn't get time off. Maybe the kids escaped from the care of an older sibling.
There is no law that stipulates the age at which kids can be left at home alone
That’s not to say that there are no laws on leaving children home alone. Under the Children and Young Persons (England and Wales) Act 1933, the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 and the Children and Young Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1968, parents and carers can be prosecuted for neglect. This means that they can be fined or sent to prison if they are judged to have placed a child at risk of harm by leaving them at home alone, regardless of where in the UK the child lives.
I would say most of them are at risk, with knives and bleach around the house or even the internet. God knows who they could invite over with no parents about. It can happen and does to even the most sensible kids.
TooMany2cvs said:
A grown adult decides that the appropriate response to a random sprog being a little turd is to physically assault them?
And people are defending this...?
Good on him.And people are defending this...?
There are too many disrespectful little
s running around these days. The reason they are is because the majority of the population don't do anything about it.I assume your option would be some serious finger waving and to then let them walk away to do exactly the same again and again and again and again and....
Let's say they had their feet on the chair, it was the last chair remaining and a relation of yours wanted to sit down. Your Daughter, Mother, Father..
Then let's say they abused that relation when they asked for the seat. You would toddle off to get the guard, would you?
What if there was no guard? Just remain standing for the entire journey?
I, unlike yourself, wonder how anyone can defend such children.
TooMany2cvs said:
Digby said:
I, unlike yourself, wonder how anyone can defend such children.
Nobody is.Two wrongs never made a right, and never will do.
In this instance, one of the wrongs is FAR more serious than the other.
Just shoot them in the face. They won't do it again.
Whilst two wrongs do not make a right, kids taking the piss from the get go have to accept the consequences of their actions. In the good old days a word in the parents ear would result in some form of punishment, not today so we end up with situations like this.
Sad.
Whilst two wrongs do not make a right, kids taking the piss from the get go have to accept the consequences of their actions. In the good old days a word in the parents ear would result in some form of punishment, not today so we end up with situations like this.
Sad.
garyhun said:
Whilst two wrongs do not make a right, kids taking the piss from the get go have to accept the consequences of their actions. In the good old days a word in the parents ear would result in some form of punishment, not today so we end up with situations like this.
Sad.
The "you can't do anything about it" attitude of kids/young people toward adults has been around for a very long time, and it's not going to go away anytime soon because, well, it's completely correct.Sad.
I don't want little oiks putting their feet up on public transport. I would prefer it if such behaviour could be corrected with a "Come on lads, give it a rest" approach. That seems quite unlikely, though.
Nor do I particularly want people using physical violence against youths (or anyone else, really) except as a necessary last resort (only a fantasist thinks it's a "never ever" proposition), but at the same time, it seems to me that an important lesson in life is that getting into a confrontation with someone bigger than you, stronger than you, and of an unknown disposition can rapidly go very badly for you. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
The old man in question probably shouldn't have done what he did, but to be honest, I can't say it particularly upsets me. My preferred resolution would be for him to be stopped by someone who reminds him of what the consequences could be for him, and the kids given a "now, what dd we learn today?" dressing down.
blueg33 said:
No.
Except when someone is sitting in a reserved seat. Some get very arsey when asked to move.
Usually somebody that shouldn't be in the First Class in the first place, and has a ticket for cattle.Except when someone is sitting in a reserved seat. Some get very arsey when asked to move.
Wherever you look in life, it is predominately the thickos causing all the hassle.
cmaguire said:
Wherever you look in life, it is predominately the thickos causing all the hassle.
This....All the t
t chavvy morons, like the little sts who ride up & down my road on crappy 125s with straight through exhausts in the middle of the night, & the dear little oiks who refuse to put their used fish & chip wrappers in the bin adjacent to the bench they were sitting on & just drop in on the ground. 
The arse wipes who think its OK to smoke weed in the kiddies playground. Is it just me? Am I getting old & grumpy?Biker 1 said:
cmaguire said:
Wherever you look in life, it is predominately the thickos causing all the hassle.
This....All the t
t chavvy morons, like the little sts who ride up & down my road on crappy 125s with straight through exhausts in the middle of the night, & the dear little oiks who refuse to put their used fish & chip wrappers in the bin adjacent to the bench they were sitting on & just drop in on the ground. The arse wipes who think its OK to smoke weed in the kiddies playground. Is it just me? Am I getting old & grumpy?tr7v8 said:
Biker 1 said:
cmaguire said:
Wherever you look in life, it is predominately the thickos causing all the hassle.
This....All the t
t chavvy morons, like the little sts who ride up & down my road on crappy 125s with straight through exhausts in the middle of the night, & the dear little oiks who refuse to put their used fish & chip wrappers in the bin adjacent to the bench they were sitting on & just drop in on the ground. The arse wipes who think its OK to smoke weed in the kiddies playground. Is it just me? Am I getting old & grumpy?they all got off at upminster, was especially charming as one was at least 17 / 18 as they talked about her taking her driving test, and the other girl was older still. all sat under a sign on the wall of the carriage asking you not to put your feet on the seats.
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