LizzynLondon

When I asked her, my four year old, how she felt after seeing her 13 year old sister being robbed, she said, "Sad and Puzzled" Me too honey, Me too! xx

Reggie, I couldn't agree more! I am American living here in London and have done now for over ten years, and there are Ipads, expensive phone and all sort of things that can get stolen in the States, but this attitude over here, like"what do you expect?" is really pissing me off, not to mention, that the police are hand tied with their departments not speaking very well to each other, creates an inner apathy departmentally. In the mind of the criminal Teen that would have the thought of stealing...They are not thinking..., Hey, I better not do that, because I might get caught!" They are thinking, I can do what the hell I like, and take as much time as I like doing it! That is a direct result of a policing/ parenting breakdown in my opinion. The Police are just not on it here! And those who would commit these crimes, ....Bloody know it! That is where the problem/project lies within, in my opinion. The only thing the police taught my children during this experience, is that it takes more emotion and time for the victims to report it, and try and do the right thing, than the parents of these criminals who gave up teaching their children the difference between right and wrong a long time ago!! I can only thank God they weren't hurt worse than they were, and my four year old doesn't know the value of a phone, she just doesn't want to walk home with her sister anymore, because she is still afraid!! In fact it was my four year old, after the Mugging that had more common sense than anyone, as she yelled, "Naughty girl, bad manners, bad manners, you should go into time out!" That's wrong!

Really??????? Oh well that makes it OK then! xx

That's wonderful, maybe they will do the same with us, though in saying that it is Friday, and it happened last Tuesday? xx

I hear ya Tillie! Me too! I am so eager for them to catch these two girls! Sorry to say I don,t have much hope that the police will catch them! I would love to be wrong, but after my daughter had to make their statements at the Police station yesterday, we came away feeling very depressed about the whole system. xx Thanks for your post, and your support! xx

Just thought I would warn you that my two girls were mugged for a phone on Half Moon Lane at 3 in the afternoon last Tuesday November 1st. She was stopped by a black girl?light skin, with wine colored hair with fringe. She was wearing a black leather hooded jacket with the hood down. Another girl was mugged as well, ten minutes later down the same road. They were laughing the whole time, and really don't think they will get caught, but a news agent on Half moon lane in Herne Hill has their faces on Their CCTV. My daughters are OK, but understandably shakin. I wanted to warn all parents of the incident, and to have a chat with your kids not to go on their phones in the street if they are alone. Keep them tucked away, and use them when in areas that are brightly lit, with plenty of adults around. Have a safe Weekend! Lizzy, and the kids xx