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When I got up from my rest I went to make a cup of tea and there sitting on the wall of the emplty house opposite were five youths. Four boys and a girl. They were picking up slate from the wall surrounding the empty house and throwing it across the road at my slate wall.

I opened the back door and told them to bu$$er off as they were committing criminal damage and whilst they were about it to pick up the slate which is all over the pavement.

They grudgingly picked up a few bits then cleared off. I just hope plod is quick enough to find them.

This is the second time they have done this, two days ago hubby came home and found bits of slate everywhere. I didn't see anything the first time unfortunately.

What sort of parents do these yobs have? If I knew who they were they would get a visit.

Sue x

Hi Sue, would like to say catch by the scruff of the neck and kick there a--e and more.

but be aware and careful some of these kids retaliate for the fun of it and dont care about the law they may not come at all.

Buggs and Joan,

Problem is our village is so far from the central station and they only have one officer on duty for visits! If I could call upon nearest town (5 mins away) there wouln't be a delay but we are just over the county boundary.

Phoned hubby who is in work he noticed them at 5.20 in the main street when he went to work. We would both recognise them all again.

Sue x

Two officers have just been they are off to trawl to see if they can find them. The plan is a ticking off!

Their advice is not to confront but to phone so they can catch them, hmmm only if their bums are stuck to the wall for 45 minutes waiting for plod to arrive.

Sue x

At least they came Sue.

Ann
Glos

Ann,

I am a member of the policing panel :-))

Sue x

Sue.

Next time you see them on the wall,ring the plod straight away,don't confront or ask them not to do the damage.

The little towrags need a lesson in life like ,ie National Service.

Sue

Sue,

I know what I should have done but I was so angry! I wonder if I can find some nasty contaminant to put on the loose slates so the little s*ds itch and break out in horrible boils for a month!

Mac,

Not fair is it?

Sue xx

We had problems with our adopted son last year (who's now in care), a large part of which was criminal stuff - he was 14 then, now 15 - and much to our dismay, we had to call the police many times for things he was doing with his scummy friends.
And do you know what he told us? "I can do what the f*** I like, and you can't do a f***ing thing to me". And he's right!
The thing is, even when parents try to do the right thing, we can't. Although, when he was involved with criminal damage to a window of our local chippie, we marched him in to apologise to the owners, and apparently we were the only parents who did that.
Anyway, I feel for you Sue. Good luck; I hope the police catch the yobs.
x
P.S. My hubby accompanied sonny to the local police cells last year, as the community P.C. wanted sonny to see what they were like. When he saw them, sonny just looked at hubby and laughed. I was lost for words when hubby told me. :-((((

Oh Glenys,

At least you are trying to do the right thing. Funnily enough I said to plod if it had been one of mine we would have marched them down to the station for a rollicking!

I have a feeling hubby will be on the lookout tomorrow and the coming weeks! They needn't try running away from him ... although he is 58 he is a 'veteran' runner (he runs every day) and bloody quick! They will be out of breath before he is :-))) No he won't bash them just let them know exactly what he thinks!

Sue x

Hope you are ok Sue love,


I had problems with my lad getting in trouble, I attended the cop shop, court and paid all the fines, I am a responsible parent and just want to say kids can go wrong whatever but agree some parents dont give a fig!!


Take care hun,


Caz xx

Thank you Sue, it's good to hear that. :-))
Good for your hubby! I bet they won't be expecting that!
x

(((HUG))) for Caz, who's been through a lot too.
x

Hello Caz,

I would have done the same, son shot neighbours garage door with an air gun by accident when he was about 14 he was made to pay for the repairs and grovel. He gave the airgun back to his friend and had severe home punishment for a month.

Sue x

Sue........may I make a suggestion ?. If youths are sitting on the wall opposite and that house is unoccupied , smear lard on the wall....a cheap deterrent.......they won't like their "nice"clothes getting lardy and hopefully won't realise it was you that did it.

Amanda

Glenys THANKYOU!!!


I am a Mum who cares and has been there every step of the way, often when things are unbearable, their Dad walked away, but i stayed firm, J went wrong but has come back and im so proud of him!!


Caz x

Love it, Amanda! Nice one!
x
You're welcome, Caz. :-))

Sue hun,

We think the same!!


Caz xx

Thank you...........lol...........it really is so simple.

My daughter used to attract all the local yobs , who would then sit on my wall and pull the leaves off my precious shrubs.I got fed up with it and marched out , lard in hand and coated the wall..........lol.....it stays there for ages.

Amanda :)

ooooh Amanda,

I LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gonna speak with hubby tomorrow about that one :-))

Sue xx