[kj] When Goths Cry... middle class, working class ... it's all a load of ...

[Alexander Smith]

Let me echo that, Brain -- I'm barely keeping up with the Gathering  
these days.

This is a terrifying story. Glad you made it out on the other side  
alright. Don't blame you for wanting to run him over.

Alex in NYC



On Feb 21, 2008, at 5:08 PM, fatpotanga wrote:


> fuck Brian!

>

> not been following this thread so only just seen this.

> That's atrocious.

>

> My very best to you mate.

>

> yob culture seems to be everywhere in the UK & it's really scary how  

> young they all are & even scarier how little get's done about it.

> My brother was teaching training for a while & the abuse he got was  

> unbelievable.

> He caught one kids breaking into a locked classroom & stealing  

> something.

> He reported it to the deputy head & was greeted by a shrug of the  

> shudders & "erm, I suppose we could call his parents?"

> No discipline, no punishment.

>

> Britain's becoming a real shit hole. It's a shame because it's  

> really quite a beautiful place.

>

>

>

>

> On 21 Feb 2008, at 21:48, sade1 wrote:

>

>> "every week there appears to be another story of a family man who  

>> interrupts a gang of mindless idiots causing some minor trouble on  

>> the street, then struck down in front of their own children and  

>> left to die"

>>

>> Exactly what happened to me 18 months ago.

>> Me and my mate coming home after watching the footy and 3 or 4  

>> pints in the pub (I was not drunk). It was about 9:30 and we  

>> decided to take a Pizza home and have a drink there listening to  

>> some music. Went into the local pizza place, ordered a Pizza and  

>> then sat down chatting waiting for our food. Next thing a couple of  

>> young basball cap wearing lads of around 12 year old came in and  

>> started giving the guy serving a load of hassle. They then started  

>> kicking in the door to get in the back which they succedded in  

>> doing, but they were unsuccessfull when they tried to grab the till  

>> and were chased out. Next they came back in throwing loads of  

>> racial abuse at the guys working in there. At this point I'd had  

>> enough and foolishly said to the lads "cut it out lads will you".  

>> Got outside after our food was ready and there was about 15 of them  

>> waiting for us. They started to follow us home so we decided to  

>> run, which we did in opposite directions. They came after me,  

>> caught me, and gave me the biggest kicking of my life. I thought I  

>> was going to die even the girld were having a go.

>> I was found face down in the gutter semi consious with half my face  

>> hanging off and I'd also completely pissed myself.

>> They had knicked my pizza but left me with my wallet and mobile  

>> phone.

>> Was carried home and taken to hospital. I was physically OK but the  

>> mental scars lasted a lot longer. I was nervous going out after  

>> dark for nearly a year and stopped going to gigs. My 3 year old  

>> daughter was scared of me because of the way I looked and wouldn't  

>> sit next to me.

>> I saw one of them a few months after the incident at a set traffic  

>> lights, he was crossing the road in front of me and he looked right  

>> at me as he crossed. It really freaked me out and I felt like  

>> running him over.

>>

>> 95% over it now but it comes back to me every time I hear on the  

>> news of another innocent guy getting what I did. I consider myself  

>> very lucky to be alive.

>>

>> Brian.

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