Ever been robbed at Brixton's bus stops?

[IntoStella]

From a quick flick through the earlier posts, is there some sort of consensus view that recently the market roads have been worse than the bus stops for robbery?

At what sort of time of night? The main drag is well-lit and well populated (mostly) at night (unless very late), whereas the market roads are somewhere I avoid if I'm on my own and it's dark.

 

[lang rabbie]

At what sort of time of night? The main drag is well-lit and well populated (mostly) at night (unless very late), whereas the market roads are somewhere I avoid if I'm on my own and it's dark.

The original SLP story that started this thread was about daytime "dipping" - not many posts here seemed to back up the view that there was a case for moving the bus stops.

 

[pooka]

At what sort of time of night? The main drag is well-lit and well populated (mostly) at night (unless very late), whereas the market roads are somewhere I avoid if I'm on my own and it's dark.

Not sure what the crime figures are, but the overcrowding in the market is worse than it use to be.

As a result of this thread, I actually looked more closely last weekend when I was down there. Part of the reason for the congestion is that the stalls now extend way beyond the areas marked out for them. (In my experience of other markets, this is something that is ussually pretty rigourously enforced by the market managers).

On Electric Avenue, it has the consequence that (because room is left for the bin wagon to get down) the overgrown stalls actually encroach on the crowded pavement.

On Market Row, mega stalls encroach from both sides. It means there's barely room for three pedestrians abreast down the middle; a shopping trolley and a pram and it's major congestion.

The sad thing is that each of the traders vieing to enhance their own position is, IMHO, detracting from the market overall. It's a classic example of The Tragedy of the Commons.

Someone needs to take a grip.

 

[lang rabbie]

Someone needs to take a grip.

If a certain member of Lambeth's parks team ("you need public liability insurance before you can have that teddy bear's picnic here, and I want a full risk management plan by tomorrow!") was redeployed as a market inspector, things would be sorted out sharpish.

 

[cemertyone]

if it comes to fisticuffs, smack that fucker hard first, before they expect it, and then put the boot in.

Ah a man after me own heart>>>>>

 

[hatboy]

I think the violent posturing on this thread, like the razor blades thing, is both macho bluff and a dumb idea. If you want to get into violence with some of the blokes who hang around KFC prepare to lose an ear to a broken bottle dragged across your face or similar.

 

[pooka]

I think the violent posturing on this thread, like the razor blades thing, is both macho bluff and a dumb idea.

I'd assumed it was tongue in cheek?

 

[editor]

The 'Then and Now' photos are now on the site

Thanks again to academia for his detective work!

 

[hatboy]

Whatever our differences, I still think the then and nows are great.

 

[editor]

I'd assumed it was tongue in cheek?

What do you mean?!!

I was deadly serious when I advocated first aiders being "well trained in pensioner anti-mugger iniatives with special handbag defusing equipment"

I was also very serious when I suggested the installation of electric fences to punish queue jumpers. These would be fitted with "brain-scanning sensors which would automatically detect who was pushing to the front of the queue and punish them accordingly."

And I still think my auto coiled whip to herd persistent queue jumpers to the back is a superb idea.

Right noe, I'm waiting for the patent office to aprove my "auto-opening bag of pirranhas, triggered by any non-approved hand dipping into the handbag"

It'll be a money-spinner, I'm telling ya'!

 

[Stobart Stopper]

What do you mean?!!

I was deadly serious when I advocated first aiders being "well trained in pensioner anti-mugger iniatives with special handbag defusing equipment"

I was also very serious when I suggested the installation of electric fences to punish queue jumpers. These would be fitted with "brain-scanning sensors which would automatically detect who was pushing to the front of the queue and punish them accordingly."

And I still think my auto coiled whip to herd persistent queue jumpers to the back is a superb idea.

Right noe, I'm waiting for the patent office to aprove my "auto-opening bag of pirranhas, triggered by any non-approved hand dipping into the handbag"

It'll be a money-spinner, I'm telling ya'!

Essex Style: Just kick em in the bollocks!

 

[Ol Nick]

Essex Style: Just kick em in the bollocks!

Hence the rise in girl gangs.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

It would have to be a very short man for Stobart to reach with a kick....or a man with very low slung bollocks......she is a pocket Venus.....

 

[IntoStella]

Essex Style: Just kick em in the bollocks!

What you need is Rosa klebb shoes

Actress Lotte Lenya* looking somewhat more glam in a proto goth stylee.

*As immortalised in the song Mack the Knife.

 

[pk]

If you want to get into violence with some of the blokes who hang around KFC prepare to lose an ear to a broken bottle dragged across your face or similar.

Yeah that's about their style innit.

Hope they die of crack overdoses.

 

[Stobart Stopper]

It would have to be a very short man for Stobart to reach with a kick....or a man with very low slung bollocks......she is a pocket Venus.....

You would be surprised if you knew the positions I can get my legs in!

 

[Mrs Magpie]

You would be surprised if you knew the positions I can get my legs in!

PK leading Stobarts Crack Anti-Crack Squad of high-kickers towards the KFC for evening manoeuvres.....