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Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think we should build a wall around ED and keep > all the bullshit out. > > Make #makeEDshitfreeagain > > Louisa. Give us a shout next time you are on holiday and we can make a start on the wall.

Maybe think twice before following that advice if you are wearing heels or trainers! Or start wearing steel capped work boots about town.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like that Robbin > > I went to the opening Saturday night of the ED > Picturehouse a year or two ago. I thought I was in > the Almeida or the Donmar, with so many blazers > and corduroy around. > > That was a bit much, but there's no reason why > cinema has to be watched in the terrible > surroundings that exist in some cinemas. > > The Plex is great value, but I'd prefer to spend > the extra 5 pound. Agreed - I did too and it was certainly that type of crowd, but not since then has it been like that in my experience as a regular. It's a way better experience than Peckham (for me) so well worth a few more quid - and yes, 5 or 8 quid is a few quid. I can even park close by and have a nice warm dry journey home in the car (after oddonos, of course).

I'm definitely going to keep going there now I know there's no danger of hearing Louisa moaning in the background! I've been to Peckham - good if you like mobile phones ringing, people talking, teenagers swearing, uncomfortable seats and sticky carpets. A few quid cheaper though and close to McDonalds if that's what floats your boat. I'm happy with Oddono's. Each to their own.

KK - sounds like you have never been attacked and robbed by a gang. All I can say is those thoughts helped me to feel better. You can analyse it in the cold light of day if you want, but it made me feel better to think the gang that attacked me were a bunch of losers. When I saw their previous and time spent in prison for other crimes, it was pretty clear they were indeed losers. Just my opinion and experience though. Btw I never said they were interested in showing how tough they are. Not sure how you think a group of 4 people attacking one person is not inherently cowardly, but you are entitled to your opinion. Anyway, this thread is about Andrew, I hope he finds relief in whatever way works for him and I hope this lot get caught before there are many more victims in our neighbourhood.

KK - Apart from possibly being illegal, carrying a 'tool' is far more likely to result in you getting killed or seriously hurt. If it's 4 people and its fast moving with shock tactics like this was (which is how it often is - it was when I was mugged years ago) unless you are highly skilled and trained to react appropriately, you are very likely to come off far worse. It is very tempting and understandable to think you would be better off tooling up, but you really are not. You don't get time to think or prepare in a situation like this - they try to make sure of that. Andrew, I'm so sorry this happened to you and hope the filth get caught. I was edgy when out walking at night, for quite some time after it happened to me, but it does pass, as does the anger and resentment. I found it makes it easier to remember that they are losers and live what must be miserable lives, most likely with no future, while you are so much better and your future will be full of good things they will never experience. They are also cowards, probably with very low self esteem - there's a reason they only attack people in a pack and by surprise - let's face it, 4 to 1 is hardly tough or brave on their part.

Glad to hear you are ok and were well looked after.

No description?

Would you otherwise have left your valuables in the car?!

Is there not a Camberwell forum, where this might possibly be of some interest?

dimples Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There was an attempted abduction ! Was there? I suppose the nursery referred to above might be wrong.

I'm relieved to hear that there was no attempted abduction. I'm sure the police treated it seriously enough to satisfy themselves it was not a criminal matter. I'm sure it's not the sort of thing they do (or should) take lightly.

Any description of these three people? I cycle, walk and run up that way quite often and it would be good to have a general description, if only to rule out other sets of 3 people who may be hanging/walking about. As you say we should all be extra vigilant and aware, and it would help in that regard if we knew what in particular to be aware of. It would set alarm bells ringing if I saw people loitering who fitted a description of these three. I wouldn't rush off and call the police just on the basis of a description, but I might pay a bit more attention than normal (from a safe distance) to see if they were truly acting suspiciously. I hope your partner's doing ok now mitchcoker and that these people get caught very soon.

City won't win the CL, but otherwise I reckon that's worth a bet. By 'the bubble' I presume you mean the sneering metropolitan liberal 'elite'?

By significant, I mean in a range of 3-6 years imprisonment, with a starting point of 4 years (according to the 2016 Definitive Guideline from the Sentencing Council).

I agree the precise term doesn't change the awful nature of the crime, but the crime/offence is robbery and it would be charged under Section 8(1) of the Theft Act. Because the assailant was armed with a knife it is particularly serious and possession/use of offensive weapons charges would also follow, which would increase the sentencing on conviction. The maximum term for robbery is life imprisonment, although obviously nothing anywhere approaching that would be the sentence. Street robbery using an offensive weapon would normally carry a significant custodial sentence.

Better still get your phone out and make a video and send that to the School/Police?

To be fair they were pretty offensive!

Bitter, no doubt, but surely this bit of vitriol is more opinion than 'experience'? "They're TK Maxx cars - entry level for idiots who believe that a brand name says something about you (other than you're a d1ck)."

I like it - more of the same off-topic bigotry, but thinly disguised (by the first of five lines) as a serious and relevant post, in the apparent hope of avoiding The Administrator's 'amber warning indicator'!

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "...narcissistic, self important ignorant people... > Hmmm.

Just the 3 involving a bus. Two of him stood in front of a bus brandishing a 2 journeys for the price of 1 leaflet and one of him on a bus brandishing an Oyster card. You are correct about his Dad - as Sadiq explains in his Foreword to the brochure, his dad was indeed a bus driver in London.

I know! That's dedicated work-avoidance for you! In my defence I didn't start off counting until I got a few pages in and noticed I had seen Sadiq several times in different poses - Smiling Sadiq, Authoritative Sadiq, Concerned Sadiq, Happy Sadiq, Laughing Sadiq, In-charge Sadiq, etc. I do think he missed an opportunity though - no Holding a Baby Sadiq pic.

I do wonder whether the glossy (and obviously very expensive) brochure about London really needed 33 separate pictures of Sadiq Khan!

miga Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you find that people are generally unpleasant > towards you? No. But then I'm pleased to say that in the real world neither do I come across people that deliberately try to pick an argument by setting up false constructs or by asking fatuous questions designed merely to provoke a response or to make a bad point.