Comments on: Where did it all go wrong? http://www.rossedwards.net/2005/10/9/ Warning: may contain nuts or other nut-based products Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: stevedix http://www.rossedwards.net/2005/10/9/#comment-6 stevedix Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:42:22 +0000 http://www.rossedwards.net/?p=9#comment-6 Well, I'm very sorry to say that that sort of thing did go on where I grew up, when I was school-age. I grew up in a rough-as-fuck mining town, and quite a few of my old school comrades ended up having their collars felt - and I usually knew about it because my mum worked in the local probation office. There was a large gang called "The Stanley Gang" (no prizes for guessing their favorite weapon). Several people ran foul of that gang, including someone who was attacked in the (then) Safeway's car park, for no reason. The Police tried to make the victim admit that he'd tried to commit suicide, rather than have an unsolved crime on the books. Well, I’m very sorry to say that that sort of thing did go on where I grew up, when I was school-age. I grew up in a rough-as-fuck mining town, and quite a few of my old school comrades ended up having their collars felt - and I usually knew about it because my mum worked in the local probation office.

There was a large gang called “The Stanley Gang” (no prizes for guessing their favorite weapon). Several people ran foul of that gang, including someone who was attacked in the (then) Safeway’s car park, for no reason.

The Police tried to make the victim admit that he’d tried to commit suicide, rather than have an unsolved crime on the books.

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