Muggers (My son was mugged on Dulwich common)

[Nero]

A copy of Time or Newsweek is not only informative on world events but, when rolled up tightly and thrust into an attacker's eye or adam's apple, an effective weapon.

[TillieTrotter]

I think that's called the Millwall brick. Not usually a copy of the Times mind.;-)

[brum]

jimmy two times Wrote:

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> You try not to look like a victim by looking

> confident. Walk tall and not slouched, keep your

> head up and don't look at the ground, avoid

> looking at potential threats in the eye but

> equally don't look away too quickly and don't look

> down at the floor either when they look at you, as

> this is a submissive gesture.It's not always

> guaranteed to be enough but it's more likely that

> any potential aggressors will think twice if they

> think you are not a soft target.

I think this is good advice. Also keep your hands out of your pockets - it sends out a more confident signal and you may need to use them to protect yourself.

[gerry]

I just saw this thread and felt the need to respond.....all kids are potential victims, whether they carry valuables or not...mugging is the new bullying, except now the bullies get a reward; a phone, an MP3,a watch, a wallet, a bike, a handbag. I don't agree that kids should just give up their valuables without a struggle unless they are totally outnumbered and without witnesses. Muggers now realise they can have anything they want because kids have been told not to struggle.....I don't know what the solution is, but the police need to be around when kids come out of school, ready to face these muggers and break the cycle......

[lenk]

gerry Wrote:

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>mugging is the new bullying,

I think the two are mutually exclusive if you don't mind me saying.

[jaybee82]

A man came up to me just as I was opening my front door to tell me he'd just been mugged last night. I saw him standing on the opposite side of the road with two men as I pulled up but just parked the car and thought nothing of it. He came over and said they had just mugged him and may have got nasty if I hadn't have shown up when I did. I told him to report it to the police and offered to walk with him to the corner of the road. This was at junction of Goodrich Road and Barry Road - shakes you up a bit when its on your own doorstep!

[ClareC]

Quite a busy junction too! What time of night was this?

[jaybee82]

About quarter past 11, so was quite quiet at that time of night. Also happened in quite a dimly-lit part of the street.