Mugged.... really!!!

[Dean Lofthouse]

Daught phoned me about 4.45 telling me her car tyre has blown out can I come out and change it for her.

 

So our lass drove because I was in my work gear and on the way saw two youths mugging an old gent in a bus shelter, I had to analyse the situation because at first I couldn't beleive what I was seeing.

 

As we drew level with the bus shelter the two hoddies ran off running along side the car, leaving the old guy injured in the bus shelter, I could see he had taken a nasty fall after being man handled by these two.

 

If I'd been driving I would have mounted the pavement and ran them over. I was screaming at our lass with the door half open trying to get out at 20 mph to break these twos legs. She obviously hadn't fully witnessed it and could slam on because of heavy traffic behind.

 

I was literally 8ft away from these two and couldn't get my hands on them. They darted off down an alley and we managed to stop 30 yards farther on. I ordered our lass to spin the car round and go back to the old man, I jumped out and ran back.

 

The two lads were long gone so I carried on running back to the old gent who was then with another young lad who had come to the bus stop.

This young lad thought he was being setup by some tv program, this old gent tells him he has been mugged, our lass screams to a halt in a big 4x4 with nurses uniform on and I come running up.

 

It turned out the youths had demanded money off the guy and tried to grab his bag, the old guy had just visited his elderly wife who was poorly in hospital for some R and R. He had injured his back and hand and was in shock, luckily he didn't hurt his head because he had a thich tweed hat on.

 

Police duely arrive and cordened off the area for socco in case the old boy take a turn for the worst and me and our lass have spent three hours giving our account.

 

They have arrested two and are holding them in custody, hopefully they can get some DNA off them because our description of them was vaige, we only saw the back of them. Hopefully the scrotes will do time.

 

The old chap was in his late seventies or eighties, I'm hoping the shock doesn't make him any worse.

 

What really really greives me is that not one f@@ing car stopped. There was loads of cars infront and behind us and going in the opposite direction on a bright sunny day. They all must have seen it but no pilchard stopped, not even to describe the two lads.

 

I am one of those people that acts then thinks, it has got me into trouble sometimes. But IMO for the right reasons, I think of the dangers after and will put myself in danger to help others, I personally would have tackled these two with whatever force neccessary to take them down. But others only had to stop to give witness statements and no-one did.

 

Are there that few of us about ??

 

Is todays society so selfish ??

 

It really does make me feel so sad I could cry that no-one was willing to stop

[Pete Mctree]

Was that near the HRI Dean- the place was crawling with police this evening, plus the bus shelter wa cordened off

Wish I owned a couple of pits- good for scrote and chav hunting !

[Dean Lofthouse]

Was that near the HRI Dean- the place was crawling with police this evening, plus the bus shelter wa cordened off

Wish I owned a couple of pits- good for scrote and chav hunting !

 

Yes that's it pete, I was there for about half hour after. I think they got the dogs in to track them. But they had the place swarming in just a few minutes

[Steve Bullman]

 

Are there that few of us about ??

 

Is todays society so selfish ??

 

yes and yes!

[mikecotterill]

my dad works with people with learning difficulties, he basically takes them out for the day one on one. other day in manchester he's out with one of these lads, who are generally quite young 20's-30's. (my dad being mid 60's). when in a bus station, the lad turns on him, no real reason just one of them things,got to remember these people are basically "mental". well dad suffered a cut nose black eye and various scratches. do you think anyone came to help? no!

i have to wonder wether the cause of people not helping more is due to press coverage of people getting injured/killed in these circumstances, take the Newlove story for example, what effect has that had on people standing up to these wasters.

[Lee Winger]

society is to soft, thats the problem! like you Dean I act first think later, what if the scrotes had a knife or worse a hand gun!

[skyhuck]

I'm with you Dean, I would rather act and take the consequences, than not act and have to live with my myself knowing I had not acted.

[Dean Lofthouse]

I'm with you Dean, I would rather act and take the consequences, than not act and have to live with my myself knowing I had not acted.

 

Something you don't think about at the time Lee. I was ready for running them over, so frustrating when your not driving.

 

The police actually suggested that reasonable force could be used and under the circumstance and because it was a serious crime, tupping them with the car would have been seen as acceptable.

 

However, reversing back over would be taking it a bit far

[Lee Winger]

I agree with you both , but its the ''after thoughts'' the what if's that can scare you...

 

Good job you weren't behind the wheel Dean imo, knowing this loony liberal society we live in, you'd be in the dock and charged with attempted murder or murder.........

[Pete Mctree]

Kid's with a junk habit I bet. Kick enough of em and the next one's will just start carrying.

No amount of legislation or draconian reprisals either legal or not will deter such individuals. There has been scum and haters since the begining of time- there will be at the end