Foxdiamond Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 1 minute ago, Dunge said: Could be that they’re mad and doing it for illogical reasons. Could be they’re trying to impress someone. Or it could be that they’re just callous and doing it for the sport of upsetting people. It’s not like you need to search social media for long to find people like that. 1 minute ago, Dunge said: Could be that they’re mad and doing it for illogical reasons. Could be they’re trying to impress someone. Or it could be that they’re just callous and doing it for the sport of upsetting people. It’s not like you need to search social media for long to find people like that. Yes, another rather depressing feature of some in our midst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 1 hour ago, Foxdiamond said: Why would someone think this is good for a laugh 1 hour ago, Dunge said: Could be that they’re mad and doing it for illogical reasons. Could be they’re trying to impress someone. Or it could be that they’re just callous and doing it for the sport of upsetting people. It’s not like you need to search social media for long to find people like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 (edited) ! Edited 28 September 2023 by Tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 7 minutes ago, Tuna said: ! Is this the title of Ed Sheeran’s new album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesDeb Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 24 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: Is this the title of Ed Sheeran’s new album? It's certainly @Tunas favourite post these days, I see it everywhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parafox Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 4 hours ago, ClaphamFox said: This is sad. Quite a remarkable commitment to vandalism from somebody.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66947040 Why, just... why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 30 minutes ago, Parafox said: Why, just... why? It's international level c**tery isn't it? You know the cops have gone into the local secondary school and said, please tell us anonymously who's a big enough c*** to have done this and been given a list where one name comes up again and again. To destroy something so irreplaceable, so iconic..the only thing I can think of that's similar is when the Taliban blew up those massive ancient statues. This lad is going to be about as popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worth_the_wait Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 5 hours ago, ClaphamFox said: This is sad. Quite a remarkable commitment to vandalism from somebody.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66947040 What's so sad, is that you can't actually repair the damage. Nature takes 100's of years to create something beautiful, and some knob destroys it for no (good) reason. Artificial structures can often be repaired - even terrible fires like at Windsor Castle or Notre-Dame. But you can't put back this magnificent tree. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 How big a tree can you transplant from one place to another? Come on boffins, get working on it. There's bound to be one going spare on some country estate somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKLFox Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after one of the most photographed trees in the country was cut down. The 16-year-old boy is being held in police custody and is said to be assisting officers with their enquiries. Superintendent Kevin Waring, of Northumbria Police, said: "This is a world-renowned landmark and the events of today have caused significant shock, sadness and anger throughout the local community and beyond. He'll get a talking to & let go no charge no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 More to it than this. Absolutely no chance a 16 year has cut that down. It's a perfect cut, if they have they should go into professionally! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zear0 Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 Probably went with his dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 It’s all kicking off in Stoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 28 September 2023 Share Posted 28 September 2023 1 hour ago, Daggers said: It’s all kicking off in Stoke Sounds like he needs a case worker not prison. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellend Sebastian Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 7 hours ago, Daggers said: It’s all kicking off in Stoke "there are concerns with mental illness" Understatement of the year contender, there. Obviously something needs to be done with him but I wouldn't be wildly optimistic that prison is going to get him sorted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wortho Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 What a horrible and tragic death of a 15 year old. The poor girl was going to school fgs. What a sick world we live in, when young men seem to think it’s normal behaviour to carry zombie knives. London is now stab city, and it’s all on Khan’s watch. He should resign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 16 minutes ago, Wortho said: What a horrible and tragic death of a 15 year old. The poor girl was going to school fgs. What a sick world we live in, when young men seem to think it’s normal behaviour to carry zombie knives. London is now stab city, and it’s all on Khan’s watch. He should resign. No sicker that what has preceded it. People just like to romanticise the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdiamond Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 16 minutes ago, Wortho said: What a horrible and tragic death of a 15 year old. The poor girl was going to school fgs. What a sick world we live in, when young men seem to think it’s normal behaviour to carry zombie knives. London is now stab city, and it’s all on Khan’s watch. He should resign. See what the YMCA has to say about government cuts to youth services 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wortho Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 5 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said: See what the YMCA has to say about government cuts to youth services So that makes a you carry a zombie knife? Strange reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 On the topic of the fallen tree, I'm reminded of the last part of the Lord of the Rings - the "Scouring of the Shire" - where agents of Saruman cut down trees and spoil the land in the Shire, not for any real gain in the long run, but purely out of spite. This sounds very much like that - just spite. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdiamond Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 10 minutes ago, Wortho said: So that makes a you carry a zombie knife? Strange reply. You do see everything in isolation. How many times have famous boxers for example said their local club turned them away from crime. The cuts have meant fewer youth workers and social services to divert young people from gangs etc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lionator Posted 29 September 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 29 September 2023 5 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said: You do see everything in isolation. How many times have famous boxers for example said their local club turned them away from crime. The cuts have meant fewer youth workers and social services to divert young people from gangs etc Can absolutely guarantee that cuts to social care, education and all sorts of other things make conditions like this possible. Not to remove the responsibility from the individual of course. It’s not rocket science that between 1997-2010 when public services were well funded that crime went down and since austerity began, crime rose again. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wortho Posted 29 September 2023 Share Posted 29 September 2023 I’m not sure youth clubs are the answer. I think there has been 16 teenage murders in London this year. Also thousands of other stabbings. Perhaps if you are caught with a knife you should get a minimum 5 years. The courts find a reason not to send them to prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leicsmac Posted 29 September 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 29 September 2023 3 minutes ago, Wortho said: I’m not sure youth clubs are the answer. I think there has been 16 teenage murders in London this year. Also thousands of other stabbings. Perhaps if you are caught with a knife you should get a minimum 5 years. The courts find a reason not to send them to prison. The past rather clearly shows harsh punishments by themselves do not deter crime. There needs to be better support structures to address the root causes, unless one wants to write off large swathes of the population as inherently criminal and lock them all up. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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