No Need To Fear For Them, Eduardo…

The incident happened in Valence Avenue at 4.17pm after the youngster got off a bus and crossed the road.

Neighbour Eduardo Marreno Jumenez spotted the collision and ran over to help the boy.

Hmm, I suspect ‘crossed the road’ means ‘ran out from behind the bus’.

I know this road well. It’s not the first accident here and it won’t be the last.

The 35-year-old, who lives around the corner, said that the incident made him fear for the safety of his own three children.

“It was such a shock to see and so scary that it can happen whenever,” he added.

It very, very rarely happens on proper crossings, so as long as you’ve taught them well, you’ve little to fear.

"You...You Insensitive Brutes! *sobs*"

Sheesh!

A Typo, Or An Accurate Description Of The Dish?

From an African food restaurant & takeaway menu delivered in the week:

Hmmm....

Sunday Funnies...

They mostly go wrong due to weather in the UK, to be fair.

No, It’s Not, And No, You Don’t…

Kerry Smith, Independence councillor for Nethermayne, said the complaints need to be handled carefully as the venue is being used for religious purposes.

He added: “I have been looking into this issue for the past few months, and have been talking to officers. We‘re looking into a number of options.

“This is a sensitive issue, and we need to be careful about how we deal with it.”

It is, of course, as a perusal of Farenheit211’s archives would tell you, the perennial problem of pop-up mosques making everyone’s lives a misery.

Up to 60 people visit Kingswood Play Centre every Friday afternoon for Jumma prayers, with between 40 and 50 Muslims returning on Sunday afternoons for workshops.

Stephen Ward, Ukip councillor for Pitsea South East, has been contacted by angry neighbours, as he lives in the road.

He said: “Residents are fed up. It’s a nightmare. There is nowhere left for them to park, and they are struggling to get through the road because it is blocked both sides.

“Children can’t see oncoming traffic when they’re crossing the road or even walk down the path. It’s dangerous. It’s an accident waiting to happen.

“The community centre has a car park, but it obviously isn’t big enough. People visiting the mosque have even tried to park in the doctor’s surgery car park, but they’ve been told to stop.

“I’m worried about racial tensions boiling up. Residents have even gone to the police, but have been told there is nothing they can do.”

Well, of course. Even though obstructing the road is an offence, the authorities will run a mile from having to deal with it should it be caused by a certain demographic.

Mohammed Yaqub, from the South Essex Islamic Trust, which rents out the centre for weekly prayers, said he has not been approached by residents.

He said: “The centre has a car park so I wouldn’t say it’s normally a problem. Sometimes if extra people turn up we do have to park on the road because there is nowhere else for the cars to go.

“We were very busy over Ramadam as it is such a special event for us, so parking probably was an issue then.”

Or, to translate: “*shrug* What are you gonna do, kaffir, give us parking tickets?”

The ‘Guardian’ Takes ‘Think Of The Children!’ To New Heights…

It is a miserable day beneath the railway arches at Loughborough Junction in south London. The rain pours unceasingly as a steady stream of women arrive to pick up a bag of groceries and a free Costa sandwich from a temporary food bank. It is being run by volunteers who, until August, were paid employees of the now defunct charity Kids Company. Those collecting the bags of food are former clients …

Former what..?!?

As expected, the dependency and conspiracy theories come thick and fast.

“It’s not about this food,” said Oluwatosin Jenmi, who is in tears. “It’s about the future of the children.” There have been a number of stabbings in the area – Jenmi said some of the victims were known to Kids Company - and children who would once have been safe at the charity are now at risk on the streets.

At risk from other clients of this ‘charity’, perhaps? Not that they are all that safe while there!

Another woman who turned to the charity because of domestic violence said: “A lot of people are suffering. A lot of people don’t have food. The Tory government ganged up on Kids Company because it helped immigrants.”

*rolls eyes*

“When I was told I almost fainted,” said Ade Adesile, who doesn’t know how she will manage without her Tesco vouchers. “No, this can’t be true. I think Kids Company should carry on. We are praying for it to carry on.”

Oh dear, did someone turn off the free money tap? Well, instead of praying, why not do something useful, like find a job?

Sorayah, 11, was looking forward to going away on holiday with the charity this summer before it closed. “My dad died when I was around six. I was in a bad position. Then I went to Kids Company and they used to help me with that.

“We used to have talks and I found that very helpful. They used to give me nice meals, because my mum couldn’t afford to cook for me. It was like a second family to me, a second home.”

How come she couldn’t afford to feed you, then? Was she not claiming Child Benefit? Still, maybe they are right, maybe the closure of this free food and parenting network has caused massive probl… Oh.

One newspaper reported this week that a telephone helpline set up by the government’s children’s commissioner after Kids Company closed had received just two calls.

The charity’s founder, Camila Batmanghelidjh, is dismissive. “Our kids don’t know who the children’s commissioner is, let alone have the commissioner’s telephone number or access to phone credit to be doing the call.”

Well, maybe you should be teaching them these things, instead of maintaining that only you can save them from poverty??

Kids Company says it has referred 1,500 cases to local authorities involving an estimated 3,000-4,000 individuals, taking into account family groups.

Both Southwark and Lambeth councils say the number of people requiring their support has turned out to be less than Kids Company suggested.

I wonder why? Is it truly ignorance, or is it a desire to be ‘off the books’, where officialdom is concerned?

Or is it simply the thought that official sources aren’t so easily swayed by a sob story?

Peter John, the leader of Southwark council, said “a few hundred names” of young clients deemed vulnerable by Kids Company were handed to the council around the time of its closure.

“It has been a huge task to identify, process and make contact with these young people, but to date the majority have not required support from the council.

“Anyone vulnerable and in need has of course been provided with the support they need from us and other local services, and the government has given the council £82,500 to help with this additional support, and the administration required.”

So…did KC truly meet a need, or was it just a cash-cow to be suckled dry by the UK’s ever-present dependency cultists?

“What Are They Supposed To Use, Harsh Language?”

Staff at a child jail failed to intervene when teenage offenders staged a “kangaroo court” against another inmate, the chief inspector of prisons has disclosed.

Inmates at Cookham Wood in Kent were shouting aggressively at each other as they carried out the mock trial but their behaviour was not challenged by staff until inspectors insisted they should act.

Probably because they know full well that what meagre ‘punishments’ are available to them are mostly ineffective, thanks largely to your predecessor.

Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, said in a new report on the young offenders institution (YOI) that prison officers “regularly” failed to step in to crack down on bad behaviour.

Well, if you continually tell people that you regard these junior criminals as poor abused ‘children’ more in need of care and concern than punishment, what on earth do you expect?

Another Twisted Firestarter!

Fleming claimed she had bad memories associated with the flat and had started the fire “because I don’t like living there” .

Well, I hope you like jail, then, because that’s where you are going for three years about 18 months.

Psychology graduate Fleming, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.

Do you have to be nuts to be a psychology student? It must seem so, sometimes…

Nicholas Ross, defending, told the court that Fleming is now “horrified” by what she did but the crime had been committed when she was unstable through long standing use of amphetamines.

Ah. My mistake. You just have to be stoned.

The State, Keeping You Safe, Citizen!

An Iranian man who threatened to behead members of the public was set free by authorities because they could not complete the paper work required to deport him.

Officials lost track of Noureden Mallaky-Soodmand, 41, who should have been sent back to Iran following arrests for carrying knives on the streets of London.

But because Iranian embassy officials could not issue travel documents, he was never deported and was simply re-housed 250 miles away in Stockton-on-Tees, a court has heard.

/facepalm

Julian Gaskin, mitigating, said Mallaky-Soodmand had been in custody and was moved to a deportation detention centre, but because the Iranian embassy was closed, he could not be deported so was simply rehoused in Stockton.

Errr, aren’t you supposed to be mitigating his behaviour, not explaining how the State screwed up?

Toughen Up, Princess!

A scared schoolgirl who was hit by a car in Northfleet is warning children of the "dangers" of crossing the road.

Wondering why ‘dangers’ is in inverted commas? Yeah. Me too.

The experience was both mentally and physically scarring for Nikita, who was signed off school until today.

She added: "It's hard for me to walk.

"I have got lacerations on my foot and the back of my shoes are ruined.

"I am really scared - I don't like the roads. "I want my mum to walk me to school now."

Oh, good grief! You’re eleven, not six!

Nikita said she walked cautiously but could not see past parked cars, and is now warning other kids to stay safe.

She added: "I want them to know about the dangers, because they could get hit like I did.

"Check both ways, or find someone else to look over. "Be careful - it only takes one step."

Yes, one step from between parked cars with limited visibility. Consider this a lesson learned, with – thankfully – no bones broken.

The concerned mum added: "Vale Road is not a road I would recommend any child to use, but unfortunately it's one of the roads children have to use.

"It's quite worrying when you know a young child is walking there or back."

Not if you’ve taught them how to cross the road it isn’t, no.

A Kent Police spokesman said: "Kent Police were called at 4.35pm to reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian." No arrests were made.

Driver not at fault. QED.