Nasty kids in Peckham Park

[alice]

Children sticking their tongue out at adults is age old silly  behaviour. 

[PeckhamNicola]

No, the behaviour exhibited on the Rye, and now maybe neighbouring roads, goes far beyond 'age old silly behaviour'. It is intimidation. 

[MCK100]

@alice I suggest you reserve judgement until you've experienced it yourself. 

[Sue]

1 hour ago, alice said:

Children sticking their tongue out at adults is age old silly  behaviour. 

They don't normally come to somebody's front door specifically to stick their tongues out, having had no prior contact with that person. 🙄

[KS23]

it was super odd... my first instinct was perhaps this individual was lost or needed help... but when they just stood there looking me dead in the eyes it felt intimidating. 

i did call 101 and they were super helpful and seems like i wasnt the only one that rang that night.

thanks for the help and advice ... really appreciate it 🙂

[first mate]

I really do wonder if they are filming these episodes for social media?

[Sue]

1 hour ago, first mate said:

I really do wonder if they are filming these episodes for social media?

Did they have their phones out? It would be a bit difficult to film it secretly, surely?

[first mate]

I have no idea, but not so difficult for one of them to stand to the side and record. In an odd way at least if they were doing it for social media it might explain the motivation, albeit misguided. Others may disagree, but that feels less worrying than a desire to intimidate.
 

I think comparable games like "knock down ginger" where children run away and/or momentarily stick their tongue out as cheeky gesture, have a different vibe to what is described here.

[Eats Dulwich]

Driving down one of the side streets near the park last night we saw a group of kids in front holding a rope across the road. Did feel a little anxious and then when we got closer it turned out to be a harmless trick - nothing in the road/dangerous, just three kids on each side holding long twigs as if they were tugging a rope between them.

i'm conflicted - quite a theatrical prank (I presume copied from online) but given the location could well have been the same group mentioned above. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Eats Dulwich