Who would be wearing a stab vest
Who would be wearing a stab vest
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CammyN

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238 posts

16 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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A friend is concerned about his grown up son. Another friend saw a man go in to the son's house wearing a stab vest. This man had no police numbers on his shoulder, came out of a new small Peugeot van, was in the sons house, with the son, for 30 minutes and came out with what is thought to be two A4 file binders.

The son is a contractor.

The son has told his father, when asked, that it was just a friend looking at doing his accounts, but the father has doubts and thinks it may be an HMRC or VAT issue.

What we don't know is who would wear a stab vest when on a pre arranged meeting at someone's house? any ideas?


Doofus

31,465 posts

190 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Bailiff

RustyMX5

8,730 posts

234 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Bailifs?

Fleckers

2,878 posts

218 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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my immediate thought was Bailiff

Slop

505 posts

238 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Doofus said:
Bailiff
This

CammyN

Original Poster:

238 posts

16 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Thank you, we hadn't thought of bailiffs. thankfully the only experience I have of them is on TV programs.

The bit that throws me off that idea is that he took away two files, instead of, for a example, a TV.


Ten minutes ago I phoned my friend and told him that I was asking for opinions, his son was overheard saying to his wife, 'I could go to jail for this'.

Edit, his father isn't short of money, unless it was a huge debt I think he would have been asked for money.

The jail thing worries me, I can only think of some sort of of fraud.




Doofus

31,465 posts

190 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Given it's all third party hearsay, do you know the bailiff wasn't carrying any paperwork when he first entered the house?

CammyN

Original Poster:

238 posts

16 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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He was seen getting out of his small white Peugeot van, he was carrying a clipboard, no uniform, just a stab vest.

His father is concerned by the fact that someone went to see his son wearing a stab vest if not the police, he knows that his son takes payments in cash and may not be declaring the income and so HMRC was his first thought, especially as he took files away. He just didnt know if HMRC made home visits wearing a stab vest.

Doofus

31,465 posts

190 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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They don't.

Fast and Spurious

1,802 posts

105 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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CammyN said:
He was seen getting out of his small white Peugeot van, he was carrying a clipboard, no uniform, just a stab vest.

His father is concerned by the fact that someone went to see his son wearing a stab vest if not the police, he knows that his son takes payments in cash and may not be declaring the income and so HMRC was his first thought, especially as he took files away. He just didnt know if HMRC made home visits wearing a stab vest.
Wearing just a stab vest? Very brave, crown jewels out on display.

CammyN

Original Poster:

238 posts

16 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Its a puzzle.

Anyway Guys, I appreciate you giving some thought to this, if its not HMRC or VAT people or the council I really don't know.

The combination of the stab vest, taking two large files away and the idea that the son is plainly lying to his father causes concern.

Eric Mc

124,128 posts

282 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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I would suggest that those who don't know when to use "who" versus "whom" might consider wearing a stab vest - especially in the vicinity of English language pedants smile

CammyN

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238 posts

16 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Eric Mc said:
I would suggest that those who don't know when to use "who" versus "whom" might consider wearing a stab vest - especially in the vicinity of English language pedants smile
Yes I saw that, I wouldn't normally use the word Whom without some thought, I can only apologise and assume I pressed the M instead of the space bar.

edit, someone has kindly changed the whom to who, thank you.


Edited by CammyN on Thursday 22 August 18:06

Aunty Pasty

785 posts

55 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Are you sure it's a stab vest? It could be just a utility vest. I've got one myself.

CammyN

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238 posts

16 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Aunty Pasty said:
Are you sure it's a stab vest? It could be just a utility vest. I've got one myself.
I didn't see it but it was described as heavily padded at the front, sleeveless and with Velcro fastening at the back.

The other thought the has occurred to us is an immigration officer, the son has brought over Spanish nationals who are working for him, but I would not have thought that any dodgy dealings would result in jail time, maybe so?

Spare tyre

11,646 posts

147 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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I purchased a repossession house, I had numerous visits from folk wearing stab vests looking for the previous occupants

Lozw86

894 posts

149 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Has anyone asked the son what’s going on?

CammyN

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238 posts

16 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Lozw86 said:
Has anyone asked the son what’s going on?
His father, he said that the man with a stab vest was just a friend doing his books, shrugged his shoulders when asked why he was wearing the vest.

Obviously lying to his dad,

andygo

7,195 posts

272 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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Lozw86 said:
Has anyone asked the son what’s going on?
Possibly not, he seems to be perceived as possibly dangerous..

LJF_97

271 posts

49 months

Thursday 22nd August 2024
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100% bailiff.