Mugged in Lambeth

[Kebabman]

"The real "scumbags", on your terms, are the white collar crooks with plenty of power (too much power) that fleece people at a distance"

Personally I'd rather be 'fucked up the arse' by a white collar crook who uses advertising to make me buy ugandan-made trainers, puts a 'clerical error' in my bank balance, or sells me a non ethically-correct burger at MacDonalds, than someone who sticks a knife in me for a couple of quid and a condom.

Let's put things in perspective here!

 

[hatboy]

Today in this forum it's all arses and condoms and cocks. Can't think what's wrong with you all.

 

[Structaural]

More scumbags.

My girlfriend cashed my salary cheque today because we needed the money quick (we were going to Amsterdam on Friday). She cashed it at Western Union in Camberwell (which is pretty discrete - no-one can see what you're doing, so we think it was a tip-off).

She got a 35 bus home, as she was getting off the bus just before Sands bar (the only time she let her guard down, she's bloody streetwise) she felt her bag being unzipped - she shouted 'no' and struggled with the guy who punched her to the ground (breaking one of her teeth in half) and ran off with the lot, the best part of 1500 quid.Our entire money for the rest of the year (she's not working and that was my severance pay after being sacked). The guy was eastern european she thinks.

So we're pretty numb and Mrs Bootylove needs lots of tender loving care, she's got scratches on her face and bruise on the side of her face, but that's fucking life in London.

Hope he had fucking kids to feed, but I doubt it.

Going down to Camberwell tomorrow with the police to check out western union, bringing my numchucks but I doubt we'll see him again with all that. fucking fuckers.

 

[ernestolynch]

Originally posted by Kebabman
"The real "scumbags", on your terms, are the white collar crooks with plenty of power (too much power) that fleece people at a distance"

Personally I'd rather be 'fucked up the arse' by a white collar crook who uses advertising to make me buy ugandan-made trainers, puts a 'clerical error' in my bank balance, or sells me a non ethically-correct burger at MacDonalds, than someone who sticks a knife in me for a couple of quid and a condom.

Let's put things in perspective here!

Fucking wanker.

I know you're on a wind-up because no trainers are made in Uganda, no-one forces you to eat or not eat in McShite.

You'd rather be knifed for £2.

Hope it happens. You'll change, maybe get some perspective and a touch of sensitivity. Twat.

Edited to add: OOPS! Forget what I said, you are right!

D'oh!

 

[Kebabman]

crikey, was gonna say...!

 

[hatboy]

BootyLove - just to say I'm really sorry to hear that. £1500! Shit!

Anyone who jumped to the conclusion that I was condoning mugging, please re-read the thread btw.

 

[Structaural]

Cheers, Hatboy.

Yeah things never happen by halves with us at the moment. Gutted. My girlfriend is bruised and upset and we're fucking broke now. She'd never gone before and I'm kicking myself for not going with her (obviously). We're just a bit numb and incredulous today. Friends and family have helped us out so we're jsut chilling out today, though we visited the scene of the crime earlier so my girlfriend could go back to get her teaching application form (the original intent of the journey).

Still that's life, the money's a fucker but at least mrs booty is okay, it could have been worse.

The reactions are interesting with friends and acquaintances, 'oh that's terrible, you've been mugged', 'HOW MUCH!', it's getting amusing leaving that bit till the end.

anyway back to administering arnica and spliffs.


edited for spelling

 

[average joe]

Yeah - the 'how much' bit does make you smile after a while. I lost £5k in Camberwell about 6 months ago. Had just sold my house and was taking the cash out to buy something. Fuckers nicked the lot off me from outsode Lloyds about 5 minutes after i'd taken it out. Funny thing is, I reported it to the police, who bever turned up. When I collared a PC the next day he said (and I quote) "Oh yeah, we heard about that, but we thought it was a drugs deal gone wrong"

ffs - who would call the old bill to report a drugs bust gone wrong? I *hate* the police....

 

[Peter Matisse]

Bob sorry to read about you being mugged. I'm glad you were not seriously hurt.

A lot of wise words on this thread, could I add this which might be helpful.

A few years ago I had some training in self defence. One of the things we were told is that if you are mugged you should make a lot of noise. Shout, swear, whatever you like buy try not to go quite. Get free and run as fast as you can, still making a lot of noise. As hard as it may be to have things taken material things can be replaced. Your life cannot.

The other thing we were taught is to be aware. If you see someone who you are unsure of look at them and make sure they know you are looking. You need to pefect an "I've got your number mate!" kind of look.

Hope this is helpful.

The other thing that ran through my mind when reading about Bob's attack was the book Oliver Twist. You know Fagin and his gang of child pickpockets.

Oh and could I also add, as has been said before, please report these things to the police. Recently I have become a Member of the Community Police Consultative Group for Lambeth, Pooka is also a member. The police use crime statistics to measure and plan how they are going to police Lambeth. If you do not report things you do not get to understand patterns of crime in the Borough, and we in the group cannot put pressure on the police to make improvements. I know it can be a hassle, but it is important.

 

[hatboy]

Average Joe said:

"I lost £5k in Camberwell about 6 months ago"

Bloody hell! You're the right guy to mug aren't you. They'd be lucky to find a fiver on me! Unbelievable.

 

[YojimboUK]

To second what M Matisse said -- when I was mugged three years ago the police were very helpful indeed. The little toerags wot dun it didn't actually get anything off me but they did smash my face up pretty badly, and apart from going through photo-books of suspects and all the rest of that, the police put me in touch with the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (http://www.cica.gov.uk).

Basically if you suffer a reasonably serious physical injury through crime, you can apply for financial compensation. And while the £2k I got didn't protect me from the several months of depression and flashbacks that followed, it did cushion the blow a bit.

(Bloody hell, the third anniversary of it happening passed last week and I didn't notice. I must be over it.)

 

[average joe]

Hatboy - I *was* the right guy to mug! Not any more, the days of those kind of bucks are well over....

 

[Structaural]

Average Joe: yeah, the cops thought exactly the same thing in this case. 'What does your boyfriend do for a living?' my dealing days are long gone.

they believed her in the end though.

YojimboUK: We're going to check out victim support, even if we only get a bit of cash to put towards mrs booty's broken tooth.

 

[Bob]

Originally posted by Peter Matisse
Bob sorry to read about you being mugged. I'm glad you were not seriously hurt.

A lot of wise words on this thread, could I add this which might be helpful.

A few years ago I had some training in self defence. One of the things we were told is that if you are mugged you should make a lot of noise. Shout, swear, whatever you like buy try not to go quite. Get free and run as fast as you can, still making a lot of noise. As hard as it may be to have things taken material things can be replaced. Your life cannot.

Ta for that. My wise words on self defence are the following (incidentally I do kickboxing as a hobby which means being hit is a lot less traumatic!):
1. Run away
2. Run away
3. If you really have no option shout a lot, poke them in the eye then run away. Poking people in the eye works on everyone however big they are - and is enormously psychologically disorientating for anyone since it hurts regardless of your size.

Sorry to hear about your experiences Bootylove - they sound bloody awful.

 

[William of Walworth]

Originally posted by Bob
1. Run away
2. Run away
3. If you really have no option shout a lot, poke them in the eye then run away.

Spot on!!!

These last most recent posts are really frightening!!!


I must have been so lucky over the years (and I drink in Camberwell a lot) ... is it because I look scruffy and skint???

Major sympathies to those who've been robbed of a little or a lot.

And particular sympathies to BootyLove ...

 

[Structaural]

Thanks Wow.

What I've noticed about this thread is the amount of violence against women. That seems to be a growing trend more than the mugging (which is endemic in every major city since the dark ages). It used to be a relatively remote happening when I was growing up (I started in Camberwell). It was usually the teenage boys who were mugged.
In fact when mrs booty left that morning she said 'don't worry woman never get mugged' - famous last words. And she didn't look rich by a long shot (her choice of dress being old skool hip-hop cum crustie).
I guess it incenses me because I've done Chinese Boxing for about 8 years (just up the road at Addington Sq.) and haven't been (successfully) mugged in about the same amount of time... To come home and see your woman bleeding from her mouth and a battered face is just too much sometimes.

Anyway we're over it now, shit happens.

 

[hatboy]

Once again I'd also like to add big hugs and kisses to Mr and Mrs BootyLove.