Should we have a 'Crime' section?

[*Bob*]

The East Dulwich Forum seems to have mutated into an episode of 'Police, Camera, Action' of late.

Should we have a 'crime' section instead? That way, those who are determined to feel terrified every time they leave their homes can check it daily to get their fill of muggings, burglaries, assaults and general lawlessness.. and those who prefer ignorant bliss can ignore it?

[Brendan]

Should we have a windup section?

[macroban]

There's more...

Cigar butt litter, traffic wardens, dog shit, Dutch artics, stolen cats, clowns, fake CCTV notices, breaking planning laws, short changing retailers, false declarations for school admissions...

Enough for now.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I think I mooted this a while back - I'm all in favour of it

I initially thought it was one of those phases, but it doesn't seem to go away. And when you have peopl starting spoof threads you know something is up

[Tony.London Suburbs]

There should definitely be a Clown section.

The many Graduates ( some with Honours) from Clown College on here could contribute freely.

I, for one, was particularly impressed that the "clowns abducted by kid" thread was so well-received on here and that this topic was treated with the utmost seriousness by The EDF..

Clowns being abducted by anybody, children or otherwise, is certainly NO laughing matter.

Actually I think I may have that the wrong way round....

[*Bob*]

It's only going to get worse (the reporting, not the actual crime rate). People have got a taste for it now.

It (a separate section) might even serve a useful purpose, for the local fuzz, as well as residents. A spate of burglaries in a particular patch could be identified and the information put to use, instead of a general feeling that every house in East Dulwich has a 50% chance of being burgled - tonight.

[*Bob*]

We could have a 'Tony' section.

It wouldn't be short on content.

[HonaloochieB]

Let's also have a science fiction section for Gillian McKeith fans, a music section for, well music, an autobiography section for those who like talking about themselves and a novel section for *Bob*-style initiatives.

[woofmarkthedog]

macroban Wrote:

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> There's more...

>

> Cigar butt litter, traffic wardens, dog shit,

> Dutch artics, stolen cats, clowns, fake CCTV

> notices, breaking planning laws, short changing

> retailers, false declarations for school

> admissions...

>

> Enough for now.

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[Peckhamgatecrasher]

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[woofmarkthedog]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Should we have a windup section?

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Oh shut up Brenda

*bob* starts a very good thread, then you try to wind it up

This is exactly why people get fed up, I'm spittin tacks

Ohh I AM WOUND UP NOW.......you b*tch

*OO*

*searches for said new section*

[Tony.London Suburbs]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> We could have a 'Tony' section. It wouldn't be short on content.

If you want to be serious for a moment then.

I wasn't going to post what I, immediately. thought when I saw this idea but I will now.

Its absolutely pointless posting about any crime ON EDF ( I DO empthasise "EDF") as the victims then do triple summersaults and 4 back-flips, anything, in fact, NOT to reveal the identity of the perpetrators to "avoid any offence" or "not cause unnecessary stereotyping" thus severely DEcreasing the chances of the perpetrators being caught and INcreasing the chances that they will strike again.

Why shouldn't they continually strike if the victims are so pleasant and polite that they do not even want to give a description of them, on the occassions where they are able to.

Common sense tells one that this will only encourage them to continue their nefarious ways.

p.s Patronisation Alert....they DO mean well by not describing their assaillaints but I fear it has the reverse effect.

I know if I was a criminal I would be highly delighted that my victims would not want to give a description of me in case it causes offence.

So on The EDF I would say "Don't bother, seriously"..anywhere else I would say its a great idea for people to CHOOSE to read the threads, if they so desired and the stronger the description and the circumstances described the better.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Tony for the love of all that's good and holy - stop dragging race into every goddam thread. You have plenty to say on it in the other thread - leave it there

[woofmarkthedog]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> Tony for the love of all that's good and holy -

> stop dragging race into every goddam thread. You

> have plenty to say on it in the other thread -

> leave it there

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Please TLS

My eyes hurt......leave it out son

W**F

*Just in case I have summoned the spirit & the Immortal powers of the Canine universe, I wear a fur cloak of invincibility through which jabby fingers CAPITOL LETTERS and underlined words will boldly bounce off me.....by the way*

[Tony.London Suburbs]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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Tony for the love of all that's good and holy - stop dragging race into every goddam thread. You have plenty to say on it in the other thread - leave it there

You are right Sean.

We will leave it there but its just soooo frustrating for someone like me who would desperately want every Anti-Social person, of ALL Races, to be caught and dealt with by The Law, to observe that one of the reasons that this does not happen as much as we all would like is that many people are so tentative in offering a description which can only help, surely.

People on The EDF are NOT stupid enough to then classify everyone else of a fairly similar description as a potential threat, I'm certain Sean.

[macroban]

> a science fiction section for Gillian McKeith fans

Very funny.

[citizenED]

I don't think we need to have a crime section. Admin should just delete every thread that reports a crime or any other allegation of suspicious activity.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

citizenED Wrote:

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> I don't think we need to have a crime section.

> Admin should just delete every thread that reports

> a crime or any other allegation of suspicious

> activity.

Great idea but I would go further than that.

The current news story about those 100 Old Ladies from South London and Surrey who were burgled ( some of whom were raped) over the last 20 years should not have wasted the time of The Police and even bothered to report it.

They should just take it that this is a sign of the times and stop moaning about it and move on.

Its not, as if, The Police have caught the suspect after, nearly, 20 years anyway.

[Mark]

There won't be a crime section to the forum but I understand why there's talk about having one. I think reporting real incidents like scammers in the area is worthwhile but asking "why were there some police on my road" is just curiosity and not necessary, unless it was a major incident. I've noticed similar topics of posts appear in waves i.e. someone sees the first post about police, they see the police activity outside and then think "I'll ask on the forum what that was about" and back to square one. A way of dealing with these is to tuck them away on the forum, deleting threads is not really an option (unless they're really pointless), perhaps Admin should just move those to the Lounge where they will fade away.

I know they can get tedious but people sharing their own experience of crime in the area is useful to a lot of other people. The worst thing is if people report it on the forum rather than to the police.

[SeanMacGabhann]

No need to be facetious Tony, no one is saying criminals shouldn't be caught

But you are right that moaning about it won't help

[????]

I'm thinking of a Mott the Hoople section. Now...will anyone second me?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Happy to section you Quids.

[Jeremy]

Mark Wrote:

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> I know they can get tedious but people sharing

> their own experience of crime in the area is

> useful to a lot of other people. The worst thing

> is if people report it on the forum rather than to

> the police.

Agreed!!

[HonaloochieB]

???? Wrote:

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> I'm thinking of a Mott the Hoople section.

> Now...will anyone second me?

For some of us all sections are MTH sections, but a classy and inspired idea Quids, seconded by raising a copy of Brain Capers.

[woofmarkthedog]

???? Wrote:

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> I'm thinking of a Mott the Hoople section.

> Now...will anyone second me?

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Seconded.

Who are Mott the Hoople though?

W**F