tonyh29 Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: I'd be curious how you'd react if you were arrested at Gdansk airport as a known drunken lout in Sopot Ha .... I'm a well behaved drunken lout tbf ( assuming drinking cans of cheap tramps beer from a corner shop on a park bench at 7:30 am isn't a crime in Sopot ) interestingly , one year we flew to Hungary for a lads trip when the world cup was on in Germany , and police were at the airport taking away any known troublemakers and preventing them from travelling ... Don't think there was any outrage at the time over this ? its how we found out one of our friends has a record and they took him away for questioning ( he was allowed to fly , turns out he'd got a conviction for having a fight with a taxi driver ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 12, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: turns out he'd got a conviction for having a fight with a taxi driver Has he been executed yet? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted May 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 12, 2023 10 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Ha .... I'm a well behaved drunken lout tbf ( assuming drinking cans of cheap tramps beer from a corner shop on a park bench at 7:30 am isn't a crime in Sopot ) It is actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: It is actually Well you live and learn … internet reckons if you are drunk they take you to a drying out clinic and you have to stay there until you are sober(and you pay for your stay ) … I’d have been there about a week Talking about Sopot prompted me to look at the photos on my phone which resulted in me chuckling away to myself … Ahh Sopot I miss you such a cool place 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Aussie police taser 95yr old women with dementia. Wow An elderly Australian woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being Tasered by police at a care home. Officers were called to Yallambee Lodge in Cooma, New South Wales (NSW), after reports that 95-year-old Clare Nowland was carrying a knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2023 2 hours ago, av1 said: Aussie police taser 95yr old women with dementia. Wow The police chief (or equivalent of) defending their actions by saying she was approaching them in a menacing fashion. He then added that it was "admittedly a slow approach" as she was using a zimmer frame. They tasered her twice, front and back. The knife was also a steak knife and not something like a machete. Completely ridiculous response from the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 58 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: The police chief (or equivalent of) defending their actions by saying she was approaching them in a menacing fashion. He then added that it was "admittedly a slow approach" as she was using a zimmer frame. They tasered her twice, front and back. The knife was also a steak knife and not something like a machete. Completely ridiculous response from the police. Horrific mate. She’s now in a serious condition in hospital with a brain bleed and a cracked skull. Even if she did pose a risk, which she clearly didn’t, how is it that a highly trained police officer, let alone 2 of the feckers, didn’t feel they safely just take a knife from a 95yr old women on a zimmer frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted May 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, av1 said: Horrific mate. She’s now in a serious condition in hospital with a brain bleed and a cracked skull. Even if she did pose a risk, which she clearly didn’t, how is it that a highly trained police officer, let alone 2 of the feckers, didn’t feel they safely just take a knife from a 95yr old women on a zimmer frame? I'd go a step further than that and ask why the staff working at the care home weren't cable of resolving this themselves? My gran was 87 when she died, didn't need a zimmer frame and had dementia. I'm fairly certain I could have taken the knife off her if she had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 19, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: The police chief (or equivalent of) defending their actions by saying she was approaching them in a menacing fashion. He then added that it was "admittedly a slow approach" as she was using a zimmer frame. They tasered her twice, front and back. The knife was also a steak knife and not something like a machete. Completely ridiculous response from the police. When I heard that clip on the radio I had to reassure myself I wasn't living in a comedy film 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: I'd go a step further than that and ask why the staff working at the care home weren't cable of resolving this themselves? My gran was 87 when she died, didn't need a zimmer frame and had dementia. I'm fairly certain I could have taken the knife off her if she had one. So many questions and failings. It’s absolutely horrible. As you touched on in your first reply, I was almost as disgusted with the police chief’s response than I was with the words removed that fired the taser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2023 Riots in Cardiff last night. Could this be the start of a summer of rioting? People have never had it so bad. They're really not feeling the Brexit bonus right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 40 minutes ago, sidcow said: Riots in Cardiff last night. Could this be the start of a summer of rioting? People have never had it so bad. They're really not feeling the Brexit bonus right now. Why were they rioting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post il_serpente Posted May 23, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Genie said: Why were they rioting? @chrisp65 was playing his alt-emo-reggae a little too loud. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2023 33 minutes ago, Genie said: Why were they rioting? Why do they ever riot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 43 minutes ago, Genie said: Why were they rioting? Rumours that 2 teenagers died whilst they were being chased by police on their e-scooters. Turns out the police attended after they had died, but social media got the local thugs all worked up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 hour ago, il_serpente said: @chrisp65 was playing his alt-emo-reggae a little too loud. Hand on heart, many (many) years ago I did lend a few cheapo records to that yoof club on that estate. So they could learn / practise some DJ technique. A bunch of Greensleeves 12” singles. Not me doing the teaching I hasten to add, I couldn’t DJ to save my life. I just had some sacrificial records and wouldn’t get upset because someone held them wrong. They had a big push on at Trelai Youth Club to try and re engage with a famously disconnected community. My missus was part of a Dr Barnados thing that worked some challenging areas, they were volunteers working to get accreditation, but even back then they got £30 if they’d do a session in Ely. I mean, that’s £7.50 an hour, 20 / 25 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 11 hours ago, sidcow said: Riots in Cardiff last night. Could this be the start of a summer of rioting? People have never had it so bad. They're really not feeling the Brexit bonus right now. There were riots in Swansea a couple of years back after a vigil for a dead teenager. Some people just want to cause trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 10 hours ago, ender4 said: Rumours that 2 teenagers died whilst they were being chased by police on their e-scooters. Turns out the police attended after they had died, but social media got the local thugs all worked up. And now later in the day it turns out a police van was apparently tailing these teenagers. Quote The south Wales police and crime commissioner, Alun Michael, had claimed the riots were sparked by false “rumours” of police involvement in the boys’ deaths. Later, CCTV footage emerged appearing to show a police van chasing two boys on an e-bike just before 6pm on Monday. Ch Supt Martyn Stone said: “We’ve received CCTV footage that shows a police vehicle following a bike just prior to 6pm. South Wales police has also made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct to ensure the matter receives independent scrutiny.” https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/23/south-wales-police-van-was-pursuing-teenagers-in-cardiff-force-admits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: And now later in the day it turns out a police van was apparently tailing these teenagers. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/23/south-wales-police-van-was-pursuing-teenagers-in-cardiff-force-admits I bet a second night of rioting is on the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 hour ago, VILLAMARV said: And now later in the day it turns out a police van was apparently tailing these teenagers. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/23/south-wales-police-van-was-pursuing-teenagers-in-cardiff-force-admits and why should a police van tailing 2 kids cause riots? Should be 5 year jail sentences as a minimum for anyone involved in attacking police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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