How do you stop kids like this?
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Allow me to give you an idea of the sort of kids that like to run around my street.
Outside my house there are 5 parking bays, these kids like to throw stones/rocks at each other from both ends of where the cars are parked, resulting in rocks bouncing off the roofs of the cars on more than one occasion. (I told them to "Get away from the cars" the first time, but I think that just made it worse)
I have also seen the youngest one of the lot (girl aged about 5-6) attempting to stick a trowl through the headlight of a Fiat Punto, before running off. Maybe she just really hates Fiats.
I put a note through my neighbors letterboxes explaining where the new damage on their cars has come from, and where the kids live. No idea if anything has come of it, but I suspect not.
Yesterday I caught them holding a lighter to our fence trying to set it alight. These kids are from 5-9 years old. I shouted "What the hell are you doing?" And they ran off. Knocked on their door, just to be greeted by some cavetroll who's only 2 phrases seem to be "get the f
k out of it" and "my kids can do what they want".
It's only a matter of time before I find a rock has cracked my windscreen or they are trying to melt the tailights of my BMW or something.
How moronic does your parenting have to be for your kids to turn out like that?
The only idea I have of stopping these little brats is to try catch them in the act of doing something, video it, and try get the police to pay a visit.
Any other ideas, or anyone else had experience with kids being vandalising little sts like this? 
Outside my house there are 5 parking bays, these kids like to throw stones/rocks at each other from both ends of where the cars are parked, resulting in rocks bouncing off the roofs of the cars on more than one occasion. (I told them to "Get away from the cars" the first time, but I think that just made it worse)
I have also seen the youngest one of the lot (girl aged about 5-6) attempting to stick a trowl through the headlight of a Fiat Punto, before running off. Maybe she just really hates Fiats.
I put a note through my neighbors letterboxes explaining where the new damage on their cars has come from, and where the kids live. No idea if anything has come of it, but I suspect not.
Yesterday I caught them holding a lighter to our fence trying to set it alight. These kids are from 5-9 years old. I shouted "What the hell are you doing?" And they ran off. Knocked on their door, just to be greeted by some cavetroll who's only 2 phrases seem to be "get the f
k out of it" and "my kids can do what they want".It's only a matter of time before I find a rock has cracked my windscreen or they are trying to melt the tailights of my BMW or something.
How moronic does your parenting have to be for your kids to turn out like that?
The only idea I have of stopping these little brats is to try catch them in the act of doing something, video it, and try get the police to pay a visit.
Any other ideas, or anyone else had experience with kids being vandalising little s
ts like this? Find out where they live, and go and discuss their behaviour with their parents.
be told to fk off, its not my problem etc etc
resign to the fact that in this day and age kids will do what they want. their parents don't care. and if you try to teach them a lesson (think clip round the ear, or full on punch to the face) you will be at the mercy of a nation who is all too concerned about protecting our kids.
I'm only 23, and I'm appalled by what children and teenagers do. I have even been known to say "when I was their age" because I think a lot has changed since I was 16 or so.
Alternatively, tear gas really really smarts.
be told to f
k off, its not my problem etc etcresign to the fact that in this day and age kids will do what they want. their parents don't care. and if you try to teach them a lesson (think clip round the ear, or full on punch to the face) you will be at the mercy of a nation who is all too concerned about protecting our kids.
I'm only 23, and I'm appalled by what children and teenagers do. I have even been known to say "when I was their age" because I think a lot has changed since I was 16 or so.
Alternatively, tear gas really really smarts.
Keep records and notes. Identify if the propert is privately owner or not. Make cOntact with your local beat officer once you have a fair bit documented.
Look on your local force website and find their details.
Call the local force every few days when new things have happened reporting it.
Although the children are below the age of responsibility you could gather enough evidence to ASBO the parents or possibly evict them.
To me it seems you've tried reasonable. Now you have no alternative.
You won't be the only person affected by them.
Look on your local force website and find their details.
Call the local force every few days when new things have happened reporting it.
Although the children are below the age of responsibility you could gather enough evidence to ASBO the parents or possibly evict them.
To me it seems you've tried reasonable. Now you have no alternative.
You won't be the only person affected by them.
I shall try the police route if anything else happens, it's my mums house and I live here when I'm not at uni.
However, I am going back soon, so she will be here by herself, and I can't imagine it being very nice for her if things like this keep happening.
I have a feeling it's not privately owned, I think they are renting or have been moved here because they pissed people off where they used to live, wouldn't surprise me.
However, I am going back soon, so she will be here by herself, and I can't imagine it being very nice for her if things like this keep happening.
I have a feeling it's not privately owned, I think they are renting or have been moved here because they pissed people off where they used to live, wouldn't surprise me.
BDR529 said:
I shall try the police route if anything else happens, it's my mums house and I live here when I'm not at uni.
However, I am going back soon, so she will be here by herself, and I can't imagine it being very nice for her if things like this keep happening.
I have a feeling it's not privately owned, I think they are renting or have been moved here because they pissed people off where they used to live, wouldn't surprise me.
if they have been moved they are probably on a warning and already known to plod. My Mum had some similar problems with local kids (and imagined some others, but that's another story) and the local neighbourhood PC and Sarge have been excellent. Whether they have scared off the scrotes or they have just grown out of it is unclear but the petty vandalism has stopped.However, I am going back soon, so she will be here by herself, and I can't imagine it being very nice for her if things like this keep happening.
I have a feeling it's not privately owned, I think they are renting or have been moved here because they pissed people off where they used to live, wouldn't surprise me.
Recruit a slightly older 'rough kid' or two, give em a tenner each to warn off these little sts from your property - they know you can't/won't do anything but they'll be in fear of a fellow chav. Alternatively if the cave troll family are in rented accomodation, enough complaints will eventually see them evicted - best if you can organise a lot of people to complain against them.
ts from your property - they know you can't/won't do anything but they'll be in fear of a fellow chav. Alternatively if the cave troll family are in rented accomodation, enough complaints will eventually see them evicted - best if you can organise a lot of people to complain against them.Be very careful if you are considering videoing or taking pictures of the young neds as it can open up a can of worms. Do you know anyone with a large dog or can you borrow one ?
Where I used to live it became a bit of a zone for the neds to hang about and quite a bit of danage to cars and property was going on, I at the time had an old knackered. athritic rottweiler that I was looking after for a dog rescue charity and it was like my house and garden area was an exclusion area :-)
Had no probs whatsoever from them :-)
Where I used to live it became a bit of a zone for the neds to hang about and quite a bit of danage to cars and property was going on, I at the time had an old knackered. athritic rottweiler that I was looking after for a dog rescue charity and it was like my house and garden area was an exclusion area :-)
Had no probs whatsoever from them :-)
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