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beano [Member] in response to: Belfast Businesses Buy Bobbies on the Beat

beano [Member] — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 12:35:01 +0000

Good point, I've heard some stories about people being seriously harrassed by these guys. To be honest though I've never had any bother from them once I told them I'm not interested - although I guess they figure they're more likely to get hit by a 6'3" bloke than a 5'3" woman?

David N [Visitor] in response to: Belfast Businesses Buy Bobbies on the Beat

David N [Visitor] — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 04:17:27 +0000

Could they start by sorting out the 'charity muggers' who try and accost me everytime I'm in Belfast.

I'm happy to drop my loose change into a collecting tin shaken in front of me by someone volunteering their time for charity.

But people being paid to harrass me into signing a direct debit to charity just puts me off the whole idea of giving.

Rant over

beano [Member] in response to: Belfast Businesses Buy Bobbies on the Beat

beano [Member] — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:59:16 +0000

I have to agree with that actually. You can't walk past them and not feel pity and moving them on does seem a bit heartless. If this ends up happening it'll definitely indicate some further thought required!

paul connor [Visitor] in response to: Belfast Businesses Buy Bobbies on the Beat

paul connor [Visitor] — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:56:33 +0000

are ther still glue sniffers round there? i remember them outside the arts college as well... now those wee guys no doubt need keeping in line , but i've seen to many times in England genuinely vulnerable homeless people simply being 'moved along' - getting pushed out of city centres - simply so we dont have to step over them. Rather than having even the pretense of helping them back into the community these measure's served to combat the symptons
of homelessness rather than the cause. there is something heartless in seeing a 'community servant' move a rancid beggar on, simply to spare you an unpleasant spectacle, without having to give any thought as to where he could actually go.