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Title: mob justice
Post by: Banjax on 12 August 2009, 15:16:00

just heard on the news that 5 people were arrested for violence after an 80-strong mob laid seige to a house in  washington, wearside for 12 hours

apparently the slack-jawed yokels thought they were attacking the house of a paedo (it wasn't - so an innocent family had to move out - to be honest, they're probably glad)

here's a tip:
if your first instinct is to grab a pitchfork and torch and chase someone out of their house at least have the decency to check your facts (better yet - if you know anyone who can read, ask them to teach you - it may help in the longer term)

message ends  :y

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: Ziad on 12 August 2009, 15:26:10

Holy break! crazy stuff going on in the world nowadays!  :-/

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: Ghost on 12 August 2009, 17:52:53

Wierd half of my family live there and I only live round the corner from there and no one has heard anything :-/ also nothing in the news upto now :-/
do you know where in washington?

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: Ghost on 12 August 2009, 17:56:58

just noticed you two arnt even from england :o
perth and bahrain, just goes to show how good our news is Lol

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: Plomien on 12 August 2009, 17:57:57

One of my neighbours was accused by some local yobs, turned out they had the wrong person they were arrested after attacking him (and coming off worse for it as he ain't a small bloke)

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 12 August 2009, 18:04:34

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just heard on the news that 5 people were arrested for violence after an 80-strong mob laid seige to a house in  washington, wearside for 12 hours

apparently the slack-jawed yokels thought they were attacking the house of a paedo (it wasn't - so an innocent family had to move out - to be honest, they're probably glad)

here's a tip:
if your first instinct is to grab a pitchfork and torch and chase someone out of their house at least have the decency to check your facts (better yet - if you know anyone who can read, ask them to teach you - it may help in the longer term)

message ends  :y

 mob laid seige to a house in  washington, wearside for 12 hours


....did it say what the police were doing whilst all this was going on?

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: Banjax on 12 August 2009, 19:05:05

no zulu - and i couldn't see anything on bbc website - but it was a news bulletin on bbc radio5 earlier

unless its an old story and some of them were being sentenced today - which is why it made the news?

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: KillerWatt on 12 August 2009, 21:35:34

Hardly a new occurence, the same happened in Pompey many years ago when the locals failed to spot the difference between a pediatrician and a nonce peadophile

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: STMO999 on 12 August 2009, 21:40:29

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Hardly a new occurence, the same happened in Pompey many years ago when the locals failed to spot the difference between a pediatrician and a nonce peadophile

Yes. I remember the banner. Down with the pedofile ;D

Title: Re: mob justice
Post by: Richie London on 12 August 2009, 22:01:58

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just heard on the news that 5 people were arrested for violence after an 80-strong mob laid seige to a house in  washington, wearside for 12 hours

apparently the slack-jawed yokels thought they were attacking the house of a paedo (it wasn't - so an innocent family had to move out - to be honest, they're probably glad)

here's a tip:
if your first instinct is to grab a pitchfork and torch and chase someone out of their house at least have the decency to check your facts (better yet - if you know anyone who can read, ask them to teach you - it may help in the longer term)

message ends  :y

 mob laid seige to a house in  washington, wearside for 12 hours


....did it say what the police were doing whilst all this was going on?

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probably bashing the bishops head off.