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Originally posted by 2manyquestions
Originally posted by 25cents
come on now, nobody is saying it's ok for anyone to hurt another individual. had either of those instances been the case, then by all means, take the iondividual to jail. threatening someone with bodily harm is NOT the same as climbing a tree and stripping a few branches to make a treehouse.
and i doubt they did that much damage to the tree, at 12. living wood can be very hard to break.
It says it right there in the article,.... the kids broke EVERY branch off the tree.
Superintendent Stuart Johnson, operations manager at Halesowen police station, said: 'I support the actions of my officers who responded to complaints from the public about "kids destroying" an ornamental cherry tree by stripping every branch from it, in an area where there have been reports of anti-social behaviour.
So who's telling the truth? The Superintendent who says they stripped every branch from the tree,... or the parents and kids who say they broke a few "loose" branches from the tree? Hmmmm....... I want to see a current photo of this ornamental cherry tree.
Originally posted by 25cents
things like that are exaggerated all the time. i was told i did $400 worth of damage, and it turned out to only be $150. that's the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor - pretty damned big difference.
Originally posted by 2manyquestions
Originally posted by 25cents
things like that are exaggerated all the time. i was told i did $400 worth of damage, and it turned out to only be $150. that's the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor - pretty damned big difference.
Yet still we have no idea who is the one doing the exaggerating. Are the parents and kids exaggerating by saying the kids broke only a few loose branches, or are the Police exaggerating by saying the kids broke every single branch off the tree? I guess we won't know until we see a photo of the cherry tree before and after the crime was committed.
Police turned up at the child's home in the Creggan area after she had allegedly been seen writing graffiti on the city walls.
The girl's mother, Eileen Millar, said officers were guilty of child abuse.
A police spokesperson said they have an obligation to investigate all reports of criminal damage.
Originally posted by spencerjohnstoneI would be fuming if it was my kids who were involved.
Originally posted by dgtempe
Just another day in Bush's world- the police have been given the power to control everyone- no matter how small the offense. No matter how ridiculous.
Yep- just another day.
There are 2 sides to every story;
Originally posted by Regenmacher
The sad part is you have people that are of such a level of utter ignorance and complaceny, that they will let this crap keep sliding along all the way to forced labor camps and slavery.
Originally posted by 25cents
tt, you make a lot of suppositions in this situation.