Boy Racers
From:
Paula Lambert
Date:
May 22 05:20 UTC
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*Diddums . . .
Perhaps unfortunately,
pigs are more likely to fly...*
Perhaps fortunately . . .
I'm very surprised to see you've written that Peter. No wonder the kids
don't listen, the adults don't either LOL
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Peter Tuffley <<email obscured>> wrote:
> Nicky Wagner wrote:
> > young people often feel victimized by the public and the police.
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> As was said in Parliament in another context recently: Diddums.
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> FWIW, I support Marks suggestion that the term "boy racers" should be
> ditched.
> I quite like his suggested alternative of "road rats";but perhaps the
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> might consider inviting readers' suggestions for an alternative
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> of prize for the suggestion most expressive of loathing and
> opprobrium, and a
> commitment to use the phrase instead of the present ridiculo9us epithet.
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> As for what should be done to/with the little rats and their
> vehicles, I'd be
> for turning them (the vehicles at any rate) to scrap before the eyes of
> the aforesaid rodent. (If they complain that life will be unbearable
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> wheels, they can always be invited to sit at the wheel and go through
> the crusher too...
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> > Having seen police cars leaving this area with shattered
> > windscreens, having seen these boyracers in mobs
> > throwing stones and bottles at passing cars, having picked up the
> > appalling rubbish after their burnouts, having
> > had our property tagged, vandalised and watched our neighbours
> > cowering in fear when squadrons of boy racers
> > descend upon our area, i'm sorry, i have NO sympathy at all. Sorry.
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> No need to say sorry, IMHO. If the police can't cope or aren't
> allowed to deploy the means by which they could
> cope, albeit. with rather drastic results then perhaps it's time
> for the NZ army to be called in to "aid the civil power";
> its Light Armoured Vehicles carry equipment that could dispose of
> road rats in very short order. Perhaps unfortunately,
> pigs are more likely to fly...
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> Peter Tuffley
> Beckenham, Christchurch
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