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Dizmo | 13:53 Wed 19th Nov 2014 | ChatterBank
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No doubt this one has cropped up on AB more than once but I'd like to have a moan myself.

I've just been walking down my local high street and was walking toward a group of 6 youths, all walking in my direction. As I got even closer to them I could tell they were not going to move over to let me past so had to walk out into oncoming traffic. I can live with the occasional roll over a car bonnet but the poor old lady (poor meaning I felt sorry for her) who was behind me was also forced to walk into the road. Luckily I could see this was going to happen and kept out in the road in the hope that a car would move out around me and the old lady; which it did.

Why are some children (adults also but I manly see it with children) so impolite, uncourteous and down right inconsiderate?

It makes my blood boil.
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I also walked past a bin that was right outside the chip shop and saw an half full (or half empty) styrofoam packet of chips thrown on the floor less that 1/2 a foot away from the bin. The bin wasn't full and the chips were still steaming so had only just been thrown down. These people should have a bag of food waste thrown through their letter boxes.
It reminds me of a time not so long ago when I was out walking my dog. I came across a group of lads aged about 14/15 who were spread out over the pavement with their bikes and obviously in my way, as I approached them, I heard one of them say 'don't move for this woman' and they didn't !! Little gits.
// I can live with the occasional roll over a car bonnet// !!
I remember years ago, a group of eight of us walking along a narrow pavement on a main road, and saw a similar group of skinheads coming towards us.

Being hippie peaceful types, we automatically moved into the road, and past the group.

One of them decided it was 'bash a frib' night, so he attempted to puch Neil, the last in the group, because Neil has milke-white skin, glasses, and was wearing an Afghan.

Unfortunately for the skinhead, appearences are deceptive, Neil was a martial arts county champion, so things did not go as expected.

To sum up, there was a brief flurry of movement as the skinhead tried to throw a punch, followed by an even briefer, but far more significant flurry of movement, which invoved the skinhead measuring his length in the road with his nose spread all over his face.

The rest of them ran.
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The chips on the floor might not of been thrown down by a child but more than likely so given that it was lunch time and the chip shop was full of children. They don't tend to get many adults in there in the day as most of the lunch time offers are targeted at the lunch time rush from school - well that's my guess anyway. Either that or everyone feels intimidated by a small room full of children swearing and talking about what they did sexually to their 'partner'. Children at the age of 10 - 15 talking about that kind of stuff just makes me uncomfortable.
Simple answer, lack of education
i let them bounce off me as i move through them.....
when this happens to me i stop in front of them say excuse me , they then move over .no way would i step into the road around here .
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andy-hughes: I don't agree with violence but under the circumstances I think that was somewhat justified.

When I was about 18 years old I was walking up the pavement with my mate and there were about 7 lads all about 14-15 years old walking towards us. As we went past they turned round and started following us. I could hear one of them saying "go and knock that fat ($£"!£" out", I was the fat one of the two of us! He came up to me and pushed me to try and get a response and I wasn't going to drop to his level. Then he caught me off balance and pushed me into the road. It started getting silly at that point and instead of getting into a full on brawl with him and his army I rang the police.

About 5 minutes later a police van drove up to us and asked if I'd made the call, to which I replied "yes". The police officer said, 'Oh the lads near the junction around the corner, it was you who they pushed into the road!'. The police officer had witnessed it and instead of stopping he just carried on his merry way. I don't dislike the police but that really upset me.
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All I can do to defend the officer is suggest that maybe he thought we were part of the group and were just messing around and didn't want to have to deal with all 9 of us.

As a 60+ Ex RM, who still does quite a good impression of a Brick Outhouse I find it just doesn't happen very often.
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Baldric: That most probably helps!

If I thought the yobs on the street knew what a SIA CP badge was I'd probably wear that and they might move out my way also - either that or manage to steal it which would be a £250 loss and inconvenience to me. I'll just eat 20 pies a day and get to 28 stone and run and roll and knock them over like skittles.
Compulsory conscription for ALL 16-18+ year olds unless they are still either at school or uni. ..then 2 years at the coal face. Learn a skill, learn some manners, learn some respect. It'll never happen of course. Just a pipe dream of mine.
Proper first world problems.
//If I thought the yobs on the street knew what a SIA CP badge was...//

I would like to know as well.
I'm sure it's gone on for years where youfs like to make a show of "power" but nowadays it's done with more aggression than before. Mainly IMO because they don't respect anyone and not taught to by their parents. Anything goes now and they don't care a jot.
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BlackadderV: Close Protection; usually known as a Body Guard or a member of the team who work alongside a close protection officer and team leader. Just like a SIA Security guard badge is required in order to work as a security guard; the same applies for a Close Protection Officer. The training is rather fun if you like driving at high speeds and jumping out of the car and literally throwing the principal (the person you are assigned to protect) in the PES (personal escort) car. All part of the training for if the Principals car comes under attack and is immobile.

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As part of being a CPO you have to do your FPOS(i) (First person on scene) which is like first aid at work but more like an actual first responder/paramedic. I'm not the fittest person so having to run 1/4 of a mile whilst someone was throwing flash bangs and smoke bombs in my direction put a real downer on that part of my training. Hostile environment training is scary, I have so much respect for the service men and women that have to deal with that both at war and doing a CPO's job in countries like Afghanistan.
Thanks for the explanattion, Dizzy.
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No problem me ole fruit :)

Right it's time to get some scram - I'm hungry and I'm trying something new today; McLelland Seriously Strong Spreadable with Crackers and maybe a little cheese as well. No side salad mind, I'm trying to get to that 28 stone!

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