On Friday night, I interrupted some thieves raiding the garden of a vacant house round the corner from me. I assume the old lady that lived there has passed away. The two eloquently spoken (in words of 4 letters) scruffy thugs were less than happy to be questioned when I asked them what they were doing and why they had just climbed over the low wall rather than using the gate into the garden. They made off with, of all things, some empty plastic hanging baskets. Pointless, mindless.
I was reading the Hunts Post over the weekend. About a third of the news items involved robbery, assault, drunk driving and racial attacks.
Yesterday, I returned to where I'd parked my bike in the city to find someone had taken my front wheel. It's not the first time I've lost a bike or part of a bike. I had mountain bikes stolen in 1992, 1996, 1997 and 2003. All were locked securely.
What is wrong with this place? Why do people think they can just take things? Why are more and more people resorting to shouting abuse and using their fists?
Stop the world, I want to get off.
Posted by savs at January 26, 2004 2:12 PMAre we heading to US levels of fear and loathing, thanks to our increasingly US-style news coverage?
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
MJR: yes, sadly we are. I would not turn to Michael Moore for help, though; http://www.mooreexposed.com/
Posted by: Thomas at April 20, 2004 10:50 AM