Why Does Anyone Other Than The Criminal Owe You Compensation?

It was September last year when 24-year-old Kelly was on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to London Gatwick after a trip to Africa. Tucked underneath a blanket and with her headphones firmly on, she quickly fell asleep after a strenuous day of travel. The quiet murmuring of voices from the film playing on her screen helped her to drift off on a packed overnight flight. But two hours before landing, Kelly - whose name has been changed for this article - was woken by the man sitting next to her, sexually assaulting her.

The man in his 60s has now been jailed but Kelly is finding it difficult to go on with her day-to-day life and is locked in a battle for compensation.

No, Reader, Not from the perpetrator. And not from the airline, either.

Kelly was initially moved to a cabin crew seat before being moved elsewhere in the cabin until landing. "I had to endure the rest of the plane journey, which was awful," Kelly remembers.

It’s an airplane, love, it’s not like the pilot can just pull over and let you out, is it? 

Although Kelly is pleased he has been convicted, she said the impact of the assault on her has been severe. "I haven't been out in almost a year - to events or summer parties with my friends. I can't do that. I'm too scared. I don't want to be touched or looked at. So it's never leaving me. It's literally there every single day before I sleep, I'm thinking about what happened."

And someone needs to pay for that. A normal person would say it should be the pervert who assaulted her, wouldn’t they? 

Kelly is now fighting for compensation under the government's Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS).

Ah. My mistake. Of course, it’s the poor long-suffering British taxpayer, isn’t it? Because there’s no way all the (doubtless unpaid) fines levied under the justice system are even covering the administration costs of the scheme, is there? 

But when Kelly applied to the scheme for compensation in April her application was refused. A letter from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) - which processes applications on behalf of the Ministry of Justice - said the offence did not occur in a "relevant place" as defined by the scheme. She appealed against the decision but in May was refused again.

The British civil service never met a loophole they didn’t love: 

The current rules of the scheme state an aircraft is only considered a "relevant place" if it is a British-registered aircraft within the meaning of section 92 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982. Kelly was told as the offence occurred on a Qatari-registered aircraft, she was ineligible for compensation. She believes this is unfair.

Well, I believe that it’s unfair that you should claim compensation for your ordeal from anyone but the man who put you through it.

This Isn't Just Any Male Pervert Wanting To Get His Hands On Your 14 Year Old Daughter...

....This is an M&S male pervert who feels entitled to put his hands all over your 14 year old daughter!

And you thought the worst thing M&S had ever done was those Christmas adverts with Dawn French! 

Marks & Spencer has apologised after a transgender employee approached a 14-year-old girl in the bra section and offered to help. The child's furious mother complained and said it was 'completely inappropriate' for her daughter to be approached by a 'biological male' in the lingerie section, where she was hoping to have a bra fitting.

So, did M&S train a man to perform bra fitting duty? They claim they didn’t!  

The retailer replied and said they were 'truly sorry' and 'deeply regret the distress your daughter felt during her visit to our store'. It added they took her concerns 'very seriously' and wish to make arrangements for a better experience in their next visit, including 'assistance from a female colleague'. An M&S spokesman said: 'We want our stores to be inclusive and welcoming places for our colleagues and customers. 'We have written to this customer and explained that our colleagues typically work across all departments in our stores and customers can always ask to speak to the colleague they feel most comfortable with.'

She didn’t get a chance - the man approached HER! So there are more red flags here than Red Square on Parade Day!

It is understood the employee works across the clothing section and does not carry out bra fittings.

Many respondents on Twitter have been surprised that they were approached, saying they’d had to hunt up an assistant when they needed one. And I concur; though I’ve never had a bra fitting in M&S I’ve shopped there often, and never been approached when needing help, I’ve always had to do the same. Which makes this incident worse, though - this being Scotland, Ayr to be precise - the police were dismissive and simply said all they had to do was refuse the help offered. Clearly, they have no concerns about a man in womanface approaching children. Hell, it’s probably legal up there by now! 

Human rights boss of the charity Sex Matters, Fiona McAnena, told The Telegraph: 'M&S needs to rethink its priorities and remember that women and girls have rights too, and that this man should not be permitted to hang around in the women's underwear department as a matter of common decency. 'This is what happens when a business centres the feelings of men who identify as women, even at the expense of their own customers. It is entirely inappropriate for a man to approach a teenage girl in a lingerie department.'

I guess beyond the Wall it’s only to be expected. Has any area been captured by the trans cult more completely than Scotland?

I Don’t Believe You

Former FBI director James Comey is being investigated by the Secret Service after he shared then deleted a social media post, which Republicans alleged was an incitement to violence against US President Donald Trump. 

Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers "8647", which he captioned: "Cool shell formation on my beach walk." The number 86 is a slang term whose definitions include "to reject" or "to get rid of", according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, which also notes that it has more recently been used as a term meaning "to kill". And Trump is the 47th US president.

Whoops!  

Comey insisted he did not know what the numbers meant, but Trump has disputed that.

Well, yes, I bet he did! Are they hiring morons as FBI Director these days?

Comey deleted the Instagram post, saying in a follow-up that he "assumed [the sea shells] were a political message". 

"I didn't realise some folks associate those numbers with violence," he added. "It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down."

Good grief! No wonder he’s the former director! Man’s an idiot! 

Remember This One?

The son of a woman killed in an XL bully attack in Hornchurch will face trial...

Oh? And why, exactly? We were told way back when this happened they were her own dogs! 

Could it be the authorities lied? Again?

...accused of neglecting the two dogs prior to her death.

Yes Reader, you read that right. Charges under animal cruelty legislation, not for the death of his mother...

It is alleged that Mr Mahal allowed the two XL bullies, named Scarface and Bella, to suffer with conditions noted by the vet during an examination.

Charming names. 

Mr Mahal is also charged with possession of a fighting dog, Scarface. Mr Mahal, of no fixed address, appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (March 6).

And to prove I hadn't simply imagined it:

At the time of Ms Mahal’s death police said the two XL bullies at her home belonged to her and were registered in line with the new requirements after the dog breed was added to the banned list for England and Wales last year.

Can't wait to see what the trial reveals! 

No 'Two Tier Justice'? Don't Make Me Laugh!

Speaking directly to Okello, who appeared in the dock in a dark suit and blue tie, the judge added: 'You have pleaded guilty to two serious offences.

'I am not going to sentence you today because the court needs a pre-sentence report to find out more about you and your circumstances, and the circumstances of these offences.'

What more do you need to know about his 'circumstances'? Surely all you need to know is that he's admitted to forgery in order to pocket £40k he wasn't entitled to?

Okello, of Harrow, northwest London, was released on unconditional bail and is due to be sentenced at the same court on June 13.

Is it just to give enough time for new Home Office directions to bed in, I wonder?

Court reports must consider the historical 'background and culture' of ethnic minority criminals before they are sentenced, it has emerged.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it is 'vital' pre-sentence assessments produced for judges by probation officers consider if non-white offenders have suffered 'trauma' from racism or discrimination, prompting claims of two-tier justice.

And they don't even have to have suffered it directly! 

It said defendants may have experienced this personally or 'inter-generationally' if told about it by friends or family, or just learned of 'important historical events' affecting groups.

I wonder if it'll work for Irish Travellers? Can they rely on trauma from the Potato Famine? 

It's Not Often These Days That Newspapers Teach You Anything....

...so I really have to applaud the 'Guardian' here for shining a light on, well, read on:

“We did not come here to break any laws. By accident and stupidity we did,” says Lornoy David, one of the Belgian smugglers.

Ah, here we go, the age old story of swarthy foreign men approaching naive tourists to smuggle drugs... 

The cargo, which two Belgian teenagers had apparently intended to ship to exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia, was ants. Their enclosures were a mixture of test tubes and syringes containing cotton wool – environments that authorities say would keep the insects alive for weeks.

Oh! Well, that was unexpected! 

The cases have shed new light on booming global ant trade – and what authorities say is a growing trend of trafficking “less conspicuous” creatures. These crimes represent “a shift in trafficking trends – from iconic large mammals to lesser-known yet ecologically critical species”, says a KWS statement.

Who are coincidentally easier to smaggle.But why is there a black market in ant anyway? 

The seized species include Messor cephalotes, a large red harvester ant native to east Africa. Queens of the species grow to about 20-24mm long, and the ant sales website Ants R Us describes them as “many people’s dream species”, selling them for £99 per colony. The ants are prized by collectors for their unique behaviours and complex colony-building skills, “traits that make them popular in exotic pet circles, where they are kept in specialised habitats known as formicariums”, KWS says.

Oh, well, everyone has to have a hobby, I guess.  

One online ant vendor, who asked not to be named, says the market is thriving, and there has been a growth in ant-keeping shows, where enthusiasts meet to compare housing and species details. “Sales volumes have grown almost every year. There are more ant vendors than before, and prices have become more competitive,” he says.

“In today’s world, where most people live fast-paced, tech-driven lives, many are disconnected from themselves and their environment. Watching ants in a formicarium can be surprisingly therapeutic,” he says.

Millennials..! *rolls eyes* 

OK, I'm Sure It's A Chance Worth Taking...

The amendments have been criticised by some cyclists. Chris Boardman, the former Olympic cyclist and national active travel commissioner for England, said the new laws could prevent people from cycling.

Really? What new laws are these? 

The offence of causing death by dangerous cycling would be brought into line with driving laws under amendments tabled on Thursday, the Department for Transport said.

Well, Chris, I guess asking lycra louts and MAMILs to obey the basics and not put pedestrians at risk is just too much for some. Is that really the message you wanted to send? 

A DfT spokesperson said: “Dangerous cycling is completely unacceptable, and the safety of our roads is a key priority for this government. “The government is proposing new offences and penalties for dangerous cycling, updating legislation that is over 160 years old, to ensure that the tiny minority who recklessly disregard others face the full force of the law.

Chris seems to think it's more than a tiny minority. Maybe Chris is wrong? 

“These are being brought forward as part of the crime and policing bill and will be debated in due course.”

I can't wait for Chris to announce his participation in the debate!  

It's Not Just The Sex Of The People They Are Looking For....

...it seems they are fully prepared to gaslight the public about the age now too. If he's really 16, he must have had a very tough paper round...in Afghanistan!

In Reality, There Should Only Be Two....

...the rest can all be filed under 'mental illness': 

Terrorists and paedophiles can select from 51 different gender identities in a Home Office database of Britain’s most dangerous criminals.

WTAF? 

Police chiefs have admitted that ‘no formal risk assessment’ was carried out before recording extremists and rapists as ‘androgyne’ and ‘pangender’. The list of obscure gender identities has been labelled ‘madness’ and the Home Secretary has been warned that failure to properly record criminals’ sex poses a risk to the public.

Last night Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said it showed police chiefs are ‘more interested in woke nonsense than arresting criminals’.

Clearly, this isn't just hyperbole, there's so much evidence... 

The list of gender identities includes ‘pangender’, ‘transgender person’ and terms like ‘androgyne’ and ‘neutrois’. The database has a number of gender categories with the same meaning - such as ‘cis male’ and ‘cis man’ - as offenders have provided different answers or officials have recorded them in inconsistent ways.

If someone provides a clearly wrong answer, why accept it? 

Dr Kath Murray, from policy analysts Murray Blackburn Mackenzie which obtained the data, said the list of gender identities shows that the Home Secretary needs to make recording data on sex mandatory. ‘At the risk of stating the obvious, it is hard to understand what possible operational value there is in knowing that a registered sex offender or a person convicted of terrorism may think of themselves as neutrois, pangender, or other such obscure terms more commonly found on Reddit discussion boards or Tumblr,’ she said.

When was this system brought into operation? 

A Home Office spokesman said: ‘The ViSOR system was developed twenty-five years ago, in an effort to maximise the information collected and shared about known offenders and thereby help the police keep track of them.

 Right, now, I know a thing or two about government IT systems, and there’s no way that a 25 year old database was designed with more than 2 options on a pick list. Twenty five years ago, we were relatively free of all the genderbollocks. 

So either someone decided to to throw vast sums of money to update the pick lists (if that was actually possible, given how some government databases were built) or it was an open text field, and not a picklist at all. 

And yes, it’s entirely possible that a government body wouldn’t see the pitfall herein, or would hire someone to build it who’d do what they asked without pointing out the problems that would arise…

‘Many aspects of the system are now outdated, and the Home Office is currently developing a brand new system, which will reflect modern requirements and reporting standards, and give the police the tools they need to manage the risk from the most dangerous offenders.’

Anyone want to bet against the new system having 52 gender identities for people to pick from? 

Here, We Appear To Have Schrödinger's XL Bully....

A girl taken to hospital with puncture wounds from a dog bite was attacked by a "potential XL bully type dog," police have said.

Only a 'potential' one? Why haven't the police determined if it was or not? 

She was bitten outside a shop in the Trebanog area of Rhondda Cynon Taf on 7 April, according to South Wales Police, who added her wounds were not life-changing.

Wales! Again! What is it with the Welsh and vicious dogs? But back to that 'potential' report...

The dog was destroyed before officers were able to confirm if it was an XL bully, the force explained.

By whom? The owner? Well, surely the vet can be questioned and the corpse seized? 

The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round...

An elderly driver has avoided jail after killing an 83-year-old woman as she crossed the road.

No, this isn't another story about elderly car drivers - the missing words here are 'in his London bus'. Because if you think this story has the ring of familiarity, Reader, you're not wrong.... 

Partially deaf Ozdemir Zia, 77, hit Edna McLean when she was crossing Vincent Road outside Woolwich Arsenal station in southeast London on September 11, 2021.

Zia, who uses a hearing loop, had been allowed to continue work despite a previous conviction for crashing into another bus and six other incidents of bad driving.

Incredibly, it seems being deaf and having an appalling record behind the wheel is no bar to being a London bus driver! 

The jury was not told about Zia's previous conviction for careless driving in 2018 when he injured passengers by crashing into another bus. He was fired by Stagecoach, one of the operators of Transport for London buses, because of his conviction. But he was back behind the wheel again after he applied for a job with Go Ahead, a different provider.

If this was America, a host of sharp-toothed lawyers would now descend on Go Ahead and strip it bare.  

'Sustainability' Is A Humpty Dumpty Word...

...it means whatever the ecomentalists want it to mean. How else to explain this sort of thing?

 

The state government touts the highway's "sustainable" credentials, but some locals and conservationists are outraged at the environmental impact. The Amazon plays a vital role in absorbing carbon for the world and providing biodiversity, and many say this deforestation contradicts the very purpose of a climate summit.

And they'd be right. We had to give up plastic straws and  plastic bottle tops that you can remove fully for this abomination? 

H/T: Ian J via email 

Step Aside, Dallas Police*!

There's a new bunch of legendary incompetents in town!

Police initially said the couple's German Shepherd named Bear was found dead in its kennel inside the home, but the pup was actually alive and healthy at a pet daycare center in Santa Fe along with their other dog Nikita, a seven-year-old Akita-shepherd mix, according to USA Today.

And that also turns out to have been misinformation, with the New Mexico cops now admitting they aere running around at the house. 

The dog that was actually found dead in the home with the couple was Zinna, their 12-year-old reddish Australian Kelpie mixed breed, Sherry Gaber, a friend of the couple, told the outlet. Gaber, an animal chiropractor, was already thrown off by the news of Hackman and Arakawa's deaths, but when she heard about Bear, she couldn't wrap her head around it.

None of us can... 

It is unclear how the deceased dog was misidentified, but a spokeswoman with the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office told the outlet she wasn't aware of the mix-up.

It's pretty clear, actually - the New Maxico Police Farce is staffed with incompetents. 

Two days after the couple were found police announced that they believe the Oscar-winner died on February 17, after finding that was the day his pacemaker stopped recording his heartbeat. Police saw no signs of foul play but are also investigating the deaths as potentially suspicious. The case is shrouded in the kind of intrigue reserved for Hackman's detective thriller novels and has garnered international attention - with many wondering how their deaths went unnoticed for so long.

An ignominious end for a great artist. One wonders how his family can live with themselves. 

* to explain the title, it comes from a passage in Stephen King's 'The Tommyknockers'. To describe police incompetence.

Inspector Terry Murphy Is Either A Fool Or A Liar...

At a press conference on Thursday, Insp Terry Murphy, from Avon and Somerset Police, called the incident "incredibly rare" and said there would be an increased police presence in the area over the coming days.

"Our thoughts, first and foremost, are with the family of the young woman who's tragically died as a result of yesterday evening's incident.

"A full investigation is now well under way to establish the full circumstances of the events that led to her death," he said.

This latest Bristol attack comes a scant few days after his colleagues in Cheshire Police (where the dead girl hailed from, coincidentally) had to expend 19 rounds of ammo to bring down one of these mutts who'd nearly killed an 84 year old man. 

And he'd probably barely finished speaking before the press were alerted to yet another attack. 

So, is he a fool or a liar? Or just another arrogant senior police officer who knows he can spout utter bollocks and never be called on it? 

So, It's Not Just Car Drivers....

Newcastle Upon Tyne magistrates court was told Addission was drunkenly riding home in his horse and carriage. When police arrived, Addison, who was on a suspended sentence at the time, continued to ride the animal along West Road. When appended, Addison still refused to cooperate and the officer had to use PAVA spray on him in order to detain him.

Well, it must have come as a welcome change from idiots in Audis, I suppose 

District Judge Kate Meek said: 'Quite frankly, it's the first time I have come across a charge of a person being drunk in charge of a horse on a highway.

'You can see why it's an offence because horses are big and powerful things. If you're drunk, you're not capable of controlling that horse and, if it does go out of control, it's a danger to everyone around.'

I wonder what his excuse will be? 

Jonathan Cousins, defending, said: 'Mr Addison was riding his horse home. Police wanted to speak to him. He rode off. He gets back on the horse.

'She follows him in her vehicle. He pulls up and, when the officer pulls in behind him, he's on his mobile phone to his family trying to seek assistance with the horse or for someone to come and take it.

'He has stayed out of trouble since this.

'It was clear he was intoxicated by his manner. The officer sought to stop him doing that. He was not cooperative. The officer followed in her vehicle and the defendant was eventually apprehended.'

Pathetic. Call that a defence? 

Addison, of no fixed abode, has now been fined a total of £250 after he pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of a horse and obstructing a police officer.

*sighs* 

Not Very Bright, Are They, Nurses?

Speaking outside the hospital, another nurse said: 'There was a row with a patient. It just got out of hand but it wasn't a case of the patient going berserk.'

Umm, what? 

'It was just a disagreement that can happen late at night. It happens all the time but it's shocking that the nurse was attacked.'

Good grief! Why on earth is this nurse trying to play down what was, by all accounts, a savage attack on a colleague with a weapon of opportunity? I wonder... 

Detective Sergeant Craig Roters said: 'This is a serious incident which has left a woman in a critical condition.

'Our thoughts are with her family and colleagues, and we will continue to support them throughout this investigation.' Greater Manchester Police said there would be an 'increased presence' around the hospital while officers conduct their enquiries, and to offer 'reassurance'.

I'm sure it's very reassuring, but you can't be there all the time, can you?  

We’re The Sweeney, Son, How About Some Vivaldi?

Residents in northwest London have been told by police to “play classical music” to deter criminals after a spate of drug-fuelled crimes and robberies in the area.

I would claim astonishment but I fear it wouldn't be believed. Nothing the Met do astonishes me anymore. 

Car windows have been smashed and drug deals have been reported in broad daylight in St John’s Wood, with one person found taking crack cocaine on a doorstep. One resident claimed he was threatened by a drug dealer and warned he would be “shot and chopped up” after confronting them, the Sun reports. Another resident, a businessman who lives near the Abbey Road recording studio, told the newspaper he had sent pictures of similar offences to the Met Police in the hope they would solve the issue.

Fancy expecting the Met, of all farces, to be interested in ordinary crime!  

In response, he said he had received an email from a police constable advising him that should he witness an incident, he should film it, if safe to do so, and call 999. The email added: “You can also contact your housing association/the council and ask them to play classical music as this has proven to deter and prevent crimes.”

Which is why I often hear it in my local Tube station. While the staff ignore the thugs pushing their way through the barriers because they clearly haven't bought a ticket. The only time I don't see this is when the police attend to man a knife arch.

Strangely the email also added that music should not be played at excessive volume “as that can cause other complaints”.

And god forbid there be complaints! Crime can be tolerated, but not complaints. 

The Met told the Standard: “While clearly well-intentioned, the advice in the email sent to the resident in this case doesn’t reflect Met policy.”

Translation: "Shit! He said the quiet part out loud!" 

Perhaps That’s The Issue – There Should Be Judgement, Just Not Of The State Of The House…

Kirstie knew it was time to ask for help, but she was scared. "I was so embarrassed," she says. The mother-of-three's house in Ipswich had got out of control after a traumatic event left her bedbound. "I had a stillborn baby girl in May 2022 and I had to carry on for my other two children but every day was a struggle and I spent months in bed," she explains.

There are pictures, and they aren't the worst I've ever seen, no dead decayed pets, rodent droppings or unwashed dishes, but still.... 

Every surface of the house was covered in clutter and one of the three bedrooms was out of bounds because it was full of broken furniture, so her six-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter had to share a room. The dining room was full of baby items like a crib and bouncer and pram that Kirstie could not bear to look at.

Is she single? No, Reader. But he's not much use either.  

"Both myself and my husband Stephen really struggled with our mental health and we couldn't keep on top of the house," she says.

So, what to do? Well, the answer's obvious isn't it? Breed again!  

The NHS worker conceived another baby but it was a high-risk pregnancy, leaving her anxiety "through the roof". She started having therapy at home, but a visiting nurse struggled to find space to sit down.

/facepalm 

When their baby son was born, Kirstie knew it was not the ideal environment for him. After a week in the neonatal unit, she worried about bringing him home. They looked into decluttering services but they were too expensive for her and her husband, who works in a supermarket.

"I took some photos of the house and I was so nervous, I was shaking, but I showed the leader of a baby group I went to, who got in touch with a health visitor who referred me to the charity Dora Brown," the 37-year-old says. The Suffolk charity has a team of 80 volunteers who transform homes, free-of-charge, for families living in crisis.

Ten volunteers pitched up at Kirstie's house in June and "got stuck in". They sorted everything into piles of items to be thrown away, kept, recycled or given to charity. They gave them more storage and took away their rubbish and even their dirty laundry, later bringing it back and putting it away.

Cleaned, one assumes... 

"When you're really depressed and really overwhelmed, these things feel like huge, insurmountable tasks. I was just trying to get through each day. "It was such a positive experience and there was absolutely no judgement," she says.

I can't help but wonder if maybe that's the heart of this issue. 

The charity, which has a waiting list of families needing help, hopes to expand across England, but that depends on funding and for now it is "small but mighty" with six part-time staff.

It does seem as if it's a genuine charity, not one of the many fake ones that are simply fronts for government propaganda or sinecures for ex-politicians, but still... 

What’s Up With The Fairer Sex?

Two teenage girls have been sentenced for a series of antisemitic attacks in London, including one that left a woman unconscious. The 14- and 15-year-olds, who cannot be named because of their age, targeted members of the Jewish community in Stamford Hill in four separate incidents over half an hour in December 2023, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

The CPS said the pair appeared at Stratford magistrates court on Wednesday where they were handed a youth rehabilitation order for 18 months. They were also ordered to undertake a rehabilitation activity requirement for 30 and 45 hours, and placed under curfew with an electronic tag for three months.

In other words, they faced almost no punishment at all, despite this being a clear 'hate crime' of the sort that Two-Tier Kier and his idiot lapdog Home Office Minister seem to think deserves special punishment.  

And then we have Brighton:

A teenage girl gang who went viral on social media after they were filmed attacking train staff, passengers and police officers in an alcohol-fuelled rampage have been spared jail. The five girls, who cannot be named for legal reasons, threw punches, headbutts and ripped out hair in an incident described as 'mass hysteria'. One girl held up a clump of hair from the head of a rail passenger like a trophy during the hour-long melee, a court heard.

That's mass something all right, I'm just somewhat doubtful it's hysteria.  

None of the girls, two aged 15, two 16 and a 13-year-old at the time, can be named for legal reasons. Defending one of the girls, Paula Bristow described the incident as having an element of mass hysteria. 'She is doing well at school and this was completely out of character.

Bollocks!  

'There is an element of mass hysteria in this incident.'

No, there's an element of entitlement and lack of proper punishment, bevcause she's a 'juvenile'.  

The three youngest girls were given nine-month referral orders. The two older girls were given 12-month intensive referral orders.

In effect, they got away with it. And will probably grow up and go on to bigger assaults.  

At Least He Was Intelligible

...which puts him one up on a lot of the London Tube staff:

A ticket inspector’s bilingual greeting to a Flemish train passenger has created a political war of words – and an official complaint – in language-divided Belgium. The country’s language watchdog is investigating after a Dutch-speaking commuter protested a conductor’s use of “bonjour” – French for “good morning” – to welcome him onboard during a rush-hour train from Mechelen, in Flanders, to the capital, Brussels, in October. Writing on Facebook, Ilyass Alba, the French-speaking conductor, said that on the day in question he greeted passengers entering his carriage with a resounding “goeiemorgen, bonjour”.

And this is a big thing over there! 

The use of both the Dutch and French greetings was not good enough for one Dutch-speaking passenger, who told him off, saying: “We’re not in Brussels yet, you have to use Dutch only!”

That told him!  

The passenger was technically right, as under Belgium’s complex language rules conductors should in theory use both languages only in Brussels and a few other bilingual regions. “The file is under review,” the Permanent Commission for Linguistic Control said, adding it would ask the national railway operator, SNCB, for more information on its enforcement of language policies.

Ah, if only that was the only thing other country's transport systems had to worry about....