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The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
Posted:
To jump straight to the important part me and my friends were threatened with a knife last night.
You may ask what act of stupidity/provoction we displayed to deserve what i view as a pretty serious and scary experience, the answer being we thought we could spin in our local park.
Turns out this is a pretty big deal to the local "crew" as they called themselves. I didn't even know there was a local crew till they we so close.
I just dont get it how can stupid groups of ideotic teenagers see fit to terroris others for no reason.
I just want to express myself via the means of fire with my friends in a public space is this so wrong?
Have any other HoPpers crossed pass with such crew/gangs in there general day to day spinning
By the way we all came away unnerved but unharmed, most likly because we has staffs with flames on the end. Long live fire!
To jump straight to the important part me and my friends were threatened with a knife last night.
You may ask what act of stupidity/provoction we displayed to deserve what i view as a pretty serious and scary experience, the answer being we thought we could spin in our local park.
Turns out this is a pretty big deal to the local "crew" as they called themselves. I didn't even know there was a local crew till they we so close.
I just dont get it how can stupid groups of ideotic teenagers see fit to terroris others for no reason.
I just want to express myself via the means of fire with my friends in a public space is this so wrong?
Have any other HoPpers crossed pass with such crew/gangs in there general day to day spinning
By the way we all came away unnerved but unharmed, most likly because we has staffs with flames on the end. Long live fire!
fire leads to creation
SILVER Member
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
Posted:
No, I can't say that I have...because no one in my town firetwirls...as far as i know i'm the only one...
but people suck like that....you should have gone to the police but they deserve to get in trouble
No, I can't say that I have...because no one in my town firetwirls...as far as i know i'm the only one...
but people suck like that....you should have gone to the police but they deserve to get in trouble
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
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Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Classically British
5,689 posts
Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Posted:
Eeeep - tell the police! If they've threatened you with a knife, they can probably be stop-searched and then done for carrying a weapon, chances are they'll be well known to the local coppers who'll be keen for a reason to lock 'em up.
Grrrrr for chavz - we get a few at our local meets, but we have safety in numbers there
Eeeep - tell the police! If they've threatened you with a knife, they can probably be stop-searched and then done for carrying a weapon, chances are they'll be well known to the local coppers who'll be keen for a reason to lock 'em up.
Grrrrr for chavz - we get a few at our local meets, but we have safety in numbers there
Burner of Toast
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Heaven doesn't want me, and Hell is afraid I'll take over
192 posts
Location: Wolverhampton
192 posts
Location: Wolverhampton
Posted:
I agree - they definitely need to be reported to the police. You got away lightly, probably because they realised that a fire-wielding angry person can do a lot more harm to them than they can to you once the knife's not in their hands any more...
People like that need sorting out before they pick on someone who's not going to be so lucky.
Folks like that make me seethe!
I agree - they definitely need to be reported to the police. You got away lightly, probably because they realised that a fire-wielding angry person can do a lot more harm to them than they can to you once the knife's not in their hands any more...
People like that need sorting out before they pick on someone who's not going to be so lucky.
Folks like that make me seethe!
"Abashed, the Devil stood and saw how awful Goodness is"
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veteran
1,508 posts
Location: Out, United Kingdom
veteran
1,508 posts
Location: Out, United Kingdom
Posted:
Wow - that sucks! Ive never met anyone who didnt even love pois...especially when they're on fire!
Wow - that sucks! Ive never met anyone who didnt even love pois...especially when they're on fire!
AAARRRGGGHHH!!! My giant stick broke!!! In two!!! My stick broke in two!!! 
BRONZE Member
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
Posted:
I know that we should but my friends are to keen, you see theyve done worse to other people that weve heard of, friend of a friends style and got away with it. Even so they could only charge the guy doing all the talking which leaves a good 20 or so of there gang left alone. I now this sounds shitty and defeatist but its real life and in real life everythings not as simple as go the the authorities.
I know that we should but my friends are to keen, you see theyve done worse to other people that weve heard of, friend of a friends style and got away with it. Even so they could only charge the guy doing all the talking which leaves a good 20 or so of there gang left alone. I now this sounds shitty and defeatist but its real life and in real life everythings not as simple as go the the authorities.
fire leads to creation
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
I blame the parents.
I blame the parents.
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The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
Posted:
Same here to an extent, but i more blame the individuals.
Same here to an extent, but i more blame the individuals.
fire leads to creation
Flaming Lesbian
181 posts
Location: Portland, Oregon
181 posts
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posted:
i blame the muppets.
i blame the muppets.
Lights dancing off my skin as chains wrap round it.
Pain is in a little box and I'm so glad I found it.
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
Bloody muppets.
Bloody muppets.
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Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Posted:
Nuthin more dangerous than a frog with a flick knife.
I was mobbed by five guys on the street one night. Quiet scary, damn fools were trying to grab the staff of me WHILE IT WAS SPINNING!!!!!
I never stopped spinning though. They were a nasty bunch. Had to stop for a break after they left.
Nuthin more dangerous than a frog with a flick knife.
I was mobbed by five guys on the street one night. Quiet scary, damn fools were trying to grab the staff of me WHILE IT WAS SPINNING!!!!!
I never stopped spinning though. They were a nasty bunch. Had to stop for a break after they left.
Love is the law.
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
They could've been tripping... but then, does anyone do that kindof thing without being f*ckd up?
(It's not an excuse for any type of behaviour, but they probably need help, or at least a wake-up call, so call the cops
)
What did they say? 'This is our park, get out?!'
Jeez, people are so angry these days.
They could've been tripping... but then, does anyone do that kindof thing without being f*ckd up?
(It's not an excuse for any type of behaviour, but they probably need help, or at least a wake-up call, so call the cops
)What did they say? 'This is our park, get out?!'
Jeez, people are so angry these days.
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Flaming Lesbian
181 posts
Location: Portland, Oregon
181 posts
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posted:
you do know a little coleman's in the right place at the right time can come in mighty handy for putting the fear of god into a man ;]
(that could mean so many different things, so i'll leave it up to imagination)
you do know a little coleman's in the right place at the right time can come in mighty handy for putting the fear of god into a man ;]
(that could mean so many different things, so i'll leave it up to imagination)
Lights dancing off my skin as chains wrap round it.
Pain is in a little box and I'm so glad I found it.
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
(i was going to suggest he exact same thing Thor)
(i was going to suggest he exact same thing Thor
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
OK I have to say that yes the people you met need to be taught some lessons but as for the title 'What is wrong with the youth of today?' I'd have to say in general not very much. Look at all the 'youth of to day' on here. They almost all strike me as happy, friendly, well adjusted people. Just because there are some arseholes out there don't tar all of them with the same brush. I would hold up individuals as examples to prove there was not much wrong with the youth of today but I think it would make them blush too much so I'll spare them that.
OK I have to say that yes the people you met need to be taught some lessons but as for the title 'What is wrong with the youth of today?' I'd have to say in general not very much. Look at all the 'youth of to day' on here. They almost all strike me as happy, friendly, well adjusted people. Just because there are some arseholes out there don't tar all of them with the same brush. I would hold up individuals as examples to prove there was not much wrong with the youth of today but I think it would make them blush too much so I'll spare them that.
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
Heaven doesn't want me, and Hell is afraid I'll take over
192 posts
Location: Wolverhampton
192 posts
Location: Wolverhampton
Posted:
Oi!
Written by: thor
i blame the muppets.
Oi!
"Abashed, the Devil stood and saw how awful Goodness is"
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Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Posted:
But arent you old?
Written by: Skulduggery
I would hold up individuals as examples to prove there was not much wrong with the youth of today but I think it would make them blush too much so I'll spare them that.
But arent you old?
Love is the law.
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Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales
Posted:
if 37 is old then I'm old.
if 37 is old then I'm old.
Feed me Chocolate!!! Feed me NOW!
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Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Posted:
awww
Twas but a jest, your only as young as the man you are feeling (or mugging if im gonna keep it a little more on topic).
I agree with you though, Bad people are in minority in the majority. They just tend to get noticed more.
awww
Twas but a jest, your only as young as the man you are feeling (or mugging if im gonna keep it a little more on topic).
I agree with you though, Bad people are in minority in the majority. They just tend to get noticed more.
Love is the law.
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted:
There is nothing wrong with today's youth that wasn't wrong with the youth of 2,000 years ago. Street gangs are as old as streets.
People are right. Just report it to the police.
There is nothing wrong with today's youth that wasn't wrong with the youth of 2,000 years ago. Street gangs are as old as streets.
People are right. Just report it to the police.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
overlord and maggot king
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
171 posts
Location: heathmont, victoria, australia
Posted:
i agree with gothmuppet Oi! i never did nothing, ow well, everyone hates me
i blame the individual, parents have no control on how people turn out. but hey thats my opinion, ignore it as you will, im going to the garden to eat worms
bye
kermit
i agree with gothmuppet Oi! i never did nothing, ow well, everyone hates me
i blame the individual, parents have no control on how people turn out. but hey thats my opinion, ignore it as you will, im going to the garden to eat worms
bye
kermit
welcome back to kermits mad land.
wont you join my teaparty.
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Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,626 posts
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Posted:
when not burning, I seem to always get hassled by someone about half my age. Then I light up and they shut the [censored] up.
when not burning, I seem to always get hassled by someone about half my age. Then I light up and they shut the [censored] up.
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
SILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
Posted:
I know that if my parents had not shwon me right from wrong and given me the attention I so duely wanted to get, I would have turned out much worse than I am now.
I like who I am now and hope that others like me. I can do no more.
I know that if my parents had not shwon me right from wrong and given me the attention I so duely wanted to get, I would have turned out much worse than I am now.
I like who I am now and hope that others like me. I can do no more.
BRONZE Member
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
The GF of HoP
492 posts
Location: Somerset, England
Posted:
Skulduggery: The topic name was not a dig at the youth of day as i would include myself in that catogory being 17 and all. It was just said in jest. I should have used speach marks to demenstrate. To late now.
Skulduggery: The topic name was not a dig at the youth of day as i would include myself in that catogory being 17 and all. It was just said in jest. I should have used speach marks to demenstrate. To late now.
fire leads to creation
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Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Pirate Ninja
3,882 posts
Location: Galway/Ireland
Posted:
I like you UCOF.... I blame your parents for that
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I like you UCOF.... I blame your parents for that
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Love is the law.
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big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
big and good and broken
7,330 posts
Location: lunn dunn, yoo kay, United Kingdom
Posted:
you could buy a gun.
in the rock-paper-scissors scheme of things, gun beats knife.
[/stupidsuggestion]
a camera (or better, a videocamera) is a very handy thing to have at times like these...
of course it does just give them another thing to try and steal.
i guess sometimes sh!t things happen to good people.
and most of the time its sh!t people that do those things.
you could buy a gun.
in the rock-paper-scissors scheme of things, gun beats knife.
[/stupidsuggestion]
a camera (or better, a videocamera) is a very handy thing to have at times like these...
of course it does just give them another thing to try and steal.
i guess sometimes sh!t things happen to good people.
and most of the time its sh!t people that do those things.
"i see you at 'dis cafe.
i come to 'dis cafe quite a lot myself.
they do porridge."
- tim westwood
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
Ermmm...
I'm not sure. I don't reckon the people on this forum are representative of the rest of society - certainly not where I live anyways.
And I do believe people (not just young people) are getting more disrespectful of each other. As society progresses over the years we tend to have things easier, we don't have to work so hard and the emphasis is on immediacy - getting what you want here and now. People don't have to try so hard to get what they want, thanks to the availability of loans and borrowing.
It creates a culture where people believe they can take whatever they want, at the expense of anyone else.
Ermmm...
I'm not sure. I don't reckon the people on this forum are representative of the rest of society - certainly not where I live anyways.
And I do believe people (not just young people) are getting more disrespectful of each other. As society progresses over the years we tend to have things easier, we don't have to work so hard and the emphasis is on immediacy - getting what you want here and now. People don't have to try so hard to get what they want, thanks to the availability of loans and borrowing.
It creates a culture where people believe they can take whatever they want, at the expense of anyone else.
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Self-Flagellation Expert
3,414 posts
Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
Self-Flagellation Expert
3,414 posts
Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
Posted:
and people call me weird for not wanting a credit card. or a car loan.
i've always liked the idea of 'save up and buy something' to 'buy something, and pay it off later'
and people call me weird for not wanting a credit card. or a car loan.
i've always liked the idea of 'save up and buy something' to 'buy something, and pay it off later'
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Heaven doesn't want me, and Hell is afraid I'll take over
192 posts
Location: Wolverhampton
192 posts
Location: Wolverhampton
Posted:
Heading off topic, but what amazes me is the people on programmes like "Bank of Mum and Dad" who can't live without half a dozen credit cards because once they've maxed out one of them, they go and apply for another one. They don't ever seem to stop and think that at some point they've got to pay it back.
sin
Heading off topic, but what amazes me is the people on programmes like "Bank of Mum and Dad" who can't live without half a dozen credit cards because once they've maxed out one of them, they go and apply for another one. They don't ever seem to stop and think that at some point they've got to pay it back.
sin
"Abashed, the Devil stood and saw how awful Goodness is"
BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
Posted:
Exactly...
There are always exceptions to the rule - if something is vital (and by vital, I mean lifechanging - a new pair of shoes are not vital unless you have literally no shoes) - but the whole ethos of society is changing due to the shift in consumerism, and the respect for people and property that comes from working for what you have is being lost.
Exactly...
There are always exceptions to the rule - if something is vital (and by vital, I mean lifechanging - a new pair of shoes are not vital unless you have literally no shoes) - but the whole ethos of society is changing due to the shift in consumerism, and the respect for people and property that comes from working for what you have is being lost.
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Internet Hate Machine
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Posted:
there is a kid at my school who has a platinum card and has just bought a phone costing craploads and a horribley expensive phone.... this one...
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and it has £35 line rental.... jealous... me?
Anyway, I've been mugged, twice, once in west norward, and once in brockwell park, which is 2 mins from my house in london. Nothing to do with poi, but it really really really pisses me off when it happens. I'm 15. I have nothing of value, Why me?
And the next thing that pisses me off, is when people say it is society that made them like it. Argggggggggghhhhhhhhhh! Reality check please!
there is a kid at my school who has a platinum card and has just bought a phone costing craploads and a horribley expensive phone.... this one...
Non-Https Image Link
and it has £35 line rental.... jealous... me?
Anyway, I've been mugged, twice, once in west norward, and once in brockwell park, which is 2 mins from my house in london. Nothing to do with poi, but it really really really pisses me off when it happens. I'm 15. I have nothing of value, Why me?
And the next thing that pisses me off, is when people say it is society that made them like it. Argggggggggghhhhhhhhhh! Reality check please!
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