Quote from: Leon on 28 September 2023, 04:18:06 PMI think this counts, the tree at Sycamore Gap: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66947040

Absolutely mindless vandalism, I really hope they've got some kind of punishment available for them, even though it looks to be a 16-year old.

I wouldn't want to say "yeah, but don't you just know the little ba5tard will have a sob story that he's from a broken home, he suffers from (something), he's never had a positive role model in his life and, anyway, he's too young to understand what he did was wrong".
So I won't.

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QuoteAbsolutely mindless vandalism, I really hope they've got some kind of punishment available for them, even though it looks to be a 16-year old.

I wouldn't hold your breath. A 15 year old got 14 months 'detention' today for stabbing a teacher with a knife at their school in Tewkesbury earlier this year: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66946256

I understand from the local news that 7 months of the 'detention' will be spent at home and will include some 'training'.

Don't get me wrong, I am not a 'lock em up and throw away the key' type of person, but really, 14 months for nearly killing someone?

Baffled, Paul

Quote from: Elliesdad on 28 September 2023, 06:46:52 PMI wouldn't want to say "yeah, but don't you just know the little ba5tard will have a sob story that he's from a broken home, he suffers from (something), he's never had a positive role model in his life and, anyway, he's too young to understand what he did was wrong".
So I won't.
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Quote from: Elliesdad on 28 September 2023, 06:46:52 PMI wouldn't want to say "yeah, but don't you just know the little ba5tard will have a sob story that he's from a broken home, he suffers from (something), he's never had a positive role model in his life and, anyway, he's too young to understand what he did was wrong".
So I won't.

I wonder if he is the son of a local farmer

Once dealt with a guy in prison who was there because GBH. It was the right place for him, but when Ì found out he was helping his uncle bag up drugs at the age of 6, you realised he never really had a  chance.

Matthew Perry, Chandler in Friends.

Drowning in his apartment?

Terry Venables
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67536465

Very sad to see this today, 1991 was a good year.

Geordie - Killing Joke guitarist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordie_Walker

Quote from: flamingpig0 on 27 November 2023, 03:55:49 AMGeordie - Killing Joke guitarist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geordie_Walker

No way! Love his playing!

Quote from: Lord Speedy of Leighton on 27 November 2023, 06:55:23 AMNo way! Love his playing!

I was a fan of their music and his guitar style.

Joss Ackland at 95 last week.

Kissinger at 100

Shane McGowan has just been announced. Going to make 'Fairytale of New York' a hard listen next week.

Alastair Darling!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67578993