Travellers invaded private land in Worcester before gatecrashing an aqua zumba class at a health and fitness centre.
Nope, I’ve no idea what that is, either…
A club member who declined to be named, said three traveller men who looked to be in their late teens or early 20s, gained access to the aqua zumba class in the Nuffield Health pool on Wednesday evening.
She said: "Three of them jumped in the pool and started throwing the dumbbells around, generally being a pain and playing with the safety equipment. It was very annoying."
Immediately, the West Mercia Police roll out Operation Soothe The Public Fears And Hit All The Buzzwords:
Inspector Jessica Loxley- Clark of West Mercia Police said: "Following reports of travellers in Perdiswell area of Worcester, close to the Bowl Extreme, West Mercia Police are monitoring the situation and have targeted patrols in the area.
The council are liaising with the businesses to resolve the situation as soon as possible. Some of the travellers have moved on, and there are currently six caravans in the area.
"There has been some concern from residents and businesses, and police have responded to incidents where people have tried to gain access to the facilities in Nuffield Health but there have been no other reports of criminality. Any reports of antisocial behaviour will be tackled robustly and positive action taken."
The public, however, aren’t fooled:
presterjohn says...
I notice that the University have been on alert over this for the last 24 hours. The gates are all manned and various people have been inconvenienced. It all costs money and as a waste of resources. The police are hampered by procedure but to be honest they don't have a lot in interest in implementing what is available to them. You alway get comments like "oh Irish cars are a pain" when it comes to doing them for car tax etc. If you are assaulted by a gypsy you will get "Well we can knock on the doors of the caravans but no one will come forward and we will never find them" Basically you get apathy from the police because to be fair everyone vanishes before they can get a conviction for anything. From the publics point of view though I think most of us would be happy enough if they were inconvenienced enough to be run down to the station and bothered by the paperwork for an afternoon. If the police were willing (or in some cases allowed) to put the man hours into picking them up for everything they do that is illegal they would soon move on from Worcester and more than likely return less often.
Well, quite. But as Rotherham has shown, the police care more for pleasing their politically correct bosses than they do about the rule of law.
Presumably participation in the aqua zumba (very energetic and funny type enjoyable) class and even entry to the fitness centre is by payment, so the Police could have done them for deliberately evading that payment to gain an advantage (exercise). Plus they are not known for personal cleanliness so the monetary cost of having to empty the water, disinfect the pool and the cost of refilling it could have been added to the bill. It appears the local Police failed to implement the old " Ways and Means Act" in causing the travellers as much inconvenience as they enjoy causing everybody else. I would suggest that Inspector double-barrelled surname was using the brainwashing installed on her last diversity course. A sad reflection on what was once the most respected Police force in the world and now an international laughing stock because of the politically motivated ultra-left leaning policies of the senior officers.
ReplyDeletePenseivat
Perhaps a few 'travellers' travelling to Winson Green would be a start...
ReplyDeleteRotherham alert!
ReplyDeleteAnother completely unconnected story.
Jaded
i generally agree wiv wot jaded as too say unusually
ReplyDeleteDear anonymous
ReplyDeleteYou're wrong:- this - and many other stories - are all symptoms of the same malaise: namely, that senior plod is so busy fulfilling the PC desires of their political masters, and completely pandering to minorities who are frequently obnoxious, that they have totally abdicated their responsibilities to the vast majority of long-suffering law-abiding people.
You know, those who are taxed to the hilt to pay plod's wages, and provide senior plod with expensive German conveyances, etc., etc.
If three drunken lads had invaded that pool they would have been straight in the cells.
ReplyDeleteBut gippos, as you point out, are a protected species. Personally I think they should be euthenased.
Ted,
ReplyDeleteI thought that was what I said. The foot soldiers - the ones without the expensive German cars - want to do nothing more than their job. However, they have managers - rather than supervisors - who dictate how to do their jobs.
Penseivat
"-the ones without the expensive German cars - want to do nothing more than their job."
ReplyDeleteGosh. So without the malignant influence, 'foot soldiers' would be personable, reasonable, polite, tidy and hardworking? Dream on, Penise.
Blimey Melvin you have met every police officer in the whole country! Or are you stereotyping? Change the word plod for Jew black or gay and see how your posts would read then.
ReplyDeleteSad little man.
Jaded
Hello Melv,
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you. I thought the Muslims had got you as you pranced around your garden in your Peppa Pig outfit.
Penseivat
Some police are good, some not so. Some join to serve, some to advance through the ranks. If a cull of the useless were to happen there would not be that many officers facing the chop. Those who do will be more noticeable by the quantity of brass.
ReplyDeleteXX If the police were willing (or in some cases allowed) to put the man hours into picking them up for everything they do that is illegalXX
ReplyDeleteYou have to catch them red handed.
Once they are away in their wheeled shanty towns, FORGET it.
You are not even to get a name out of them, even their OWN name. You just can NOT find out who you are even talking to, let alone any details of criminal significance.
What is a REAL pisser is when you EVENTUALLY get one to court, and the bastard in the big chair gives them bail! They are the bloody DEFINITION of the "Here today fucked off tomorow" bail jumper, but the judge bastards (here, Magistrates there) STILL keep bailing them, never to be seen again.
"...so the Police could have done them for deliberately evading that payment..."
ReplyDeleteWould that not be a civil matter?
And, after all, shoplifters aren't exactly treated harshly any more..
"You're wrong:- this - and many other stories - are all symptoms of the same malaise..."
Spot on!
"What is a REAL pisser is when you EVENTUALLY get one to court, and the bastard in the big chair gives them bail! "
Agreed! :/