| Topic: | When is a crime not a crime? | |
| Posted by: | Tim Mackinnon | |
| Date/Time: | 16/01/25 00:21:00 |
Last week I was walking home with my daughter and we cut through the stretch of Acton Lane that passes by the Stag Pub and Kitchen Network takeaway. All of a sudden 4 men on two motorized scooters, whizzed by us, jumped off and began attacking a white car with clubs. They were smashing the car and attempting to club the driver who was frantically trying to reverse out of Berrymede Road (which he did, knocking over a young tree), eventually driving off. A fifth helmeted delivery driver ran out of the Kitchen Network and joined in with "his friends". Smashing the careening car. My young daughter was distraught, as it was very violent and scary, and in fact I contemplated trying to capture a license plate on my phone but it was so intense I was scared I might be seen and turned on so I walked her back away from the scene (there were others looking out of local shops at what was going on). Afterwards, I reported the incident to the police online, with as much detail as I could. However to my disappointment I got a response the next day saying that the incident was not considered a crime and so would not be recorded. Given the extreme level of violence (my daughter now keeps asking me if she's safe), I am angry that this is dismissed and presumably not recorded in any official figures. While no-one was killed, surely attacking people (presumably thus is a gang in gang fight) should not be tolerated and normalised? What kind of message does this send? Am I wrong? |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| When is a crime not a crime? | 16/01/25 00:21:00 | Tim Mackinnon |
| Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 16/01/25 00:29:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 16/01/25 13:19:00 | Jim Lawes |
| Re:Re:Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 16/01/25 14:24:00 | Mark Evans |
| Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 17/01/25 11:00:00 | Janice Evans |
| Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 19/01/25 14:55:00 | Juliet Hogg |
| Re:Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 19/01/25 15:00:00 | Janice Evans |
| Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 19/01/25 15:02:00 | Peter Johnson |
| Re:Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 19/01/25 17:17:00 | Peter Evans |
| Re:Re:Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 21/01/25 09:30:00 | Mark Evans |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 21/01/25 11:19:00 | Jim Lawes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:When is a crime not a crime? | 21/01/25 11:27:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Reply | 22/01/25 15:38:00 | Mark Evans |
| Re:Reply | 24/01/25 16:35:00 | Anita Blake |
| Re:Re:Reply | 25/01/25 19:02:00 | David Turner |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 25/01/25 20:18:00 | Peter Johnson |
| Re:Re:Re:Reply | 25/01/25 21:20:00 | Janice Evans |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 31/01/25 14:53:00 | Mark Evans |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 31/01/25 15:13:00 | Janice Evans |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 04/02/25 12:00:00 | Mark Evans |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 04/02/25 12:34:00 | Janice Evans |