ASBOs and London trams
I'm not a big fan of the ASBO system (Anti-Social Behaviour Order, one of our infamous Home Secretary's many schemes) but, given the one they have imposed on Camden Town by which they allow the police to move on groups of troublesome teenagers, why don't they impose one on a patch of ground near the tram line west of Mitcham? I'm talking about a dusk-to-dawn exclusion zone around the tram line from Phipps Bridge to Morden Road, where a few months ago there was a spate of incidents in which stones were thrown at moving trams (at a point where they do 50 mph along a single-track line). Yesterday, I was on one of these trams when a brick was thrown through the window, missing two people's heads by inches.
The stretch of line can be found (I hope) here. The brick came from the north side, to the west of Phipps Bridge station, which probably means quite near the River Wandle crossing. I don't travel much on the line which leads to another rough part of town - New Addington - nor have I heard of these events on the news, but I've never heard of trams on the New Addington line being hit by stones or bricks, which leads me to think that the people responsible live in the area round Phipps Bridge.
I'd like to know what the authorities are going to do about these morons? More to the point, maybe they might provide us with some means of stopping the tram in the event of the driver taking a brick in the face.
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Volvoman The Government have already began to make ASBOs uncool for the kids`without realizing they are actually doing so, they have stopped giving them to kids, and switched to a more reliable target "The OAPs" give it a few more months and Not One kid in the UK will want to be given an ASBO when they realize that their Dear old Nan and Granddad can get one for feeding the pigeons, or for arguing about their pension with the local Postie.
As well as giving these OAPs ASBOs, The Government have decided to fill the prison with them by locking them away for with-holding part of their inflated council tax, that will stop the Blighter's from breaking the law, who wants to be in a cell with their Granddad, and who wants to be given an uncool asbo when your Nan has one.
At last this Government is doing something about crime and the causes of crimeMakes one feel proud to be British, taking the OAPs houses away in exchange for a day out at the Local Hospital. By giving these out of control OAPs ASBOs, its making it uncool for their grandchildren to want one.
I think these Scumbags deserve all what this Government is giving them "feeding Pigeons" one would think they would have something better to do, the Government should send the lot of them off to Iraq, they keep on about the War when not feeding pigeons, or dodging council tax, now is the chance for the Government to get rid of them once and for all, and make it easier on the rest of us, This Country is being over run with OAPs on ASBOs,how uncool,
The bonifidi criminal cant even get a place in the Local Jail anymore with these pseudo-criminal OAPs filling the jails up. the Kids had only just started to get the asbos and what happened? along came the Oaps, its the same when the kids come out of school and have to fight the Oaps for a seat on the Bus, and look at poor Heather, she married one and found herself locked out on the Pavement, I am telling you these OAPs are out of control.
VolvoMan
Posted by: Gij | August 12, 2006 11:02 AM