i was walking my dog along the canal towpath yesterday, when i got to about a hundred yards away from where it passes under a road bridge. i could see some people under the bridge, and could hear some shouting. sometimes, a few of the local youngsters hang around there with their buckfast, so it's not an uncommon sight. but something caught my eye. a something that looked like someone being thrown into the canal, but from that distance, and without my specs, it was impossible to tell.

where i seen this from, was where some student flats face onto the canal, and there was a car sitting with a woman driver. the car had sounded its horn shortly before this, and i thought it might be a taxi for one of the students. i asked the woman if she was taxiing, but she said no. i told her i thought that the two people now moving towards us had just thrown someone in the water. she kind of sn****red and said dont be daft, those are my boys. i asked if they were dumping rubbish, but she replied that they'd been fishing.

i felt sort of foolish, and reminded myself to wear my specs more often. still, i was curious as to what they'd thrown in, so i walked towards the bridge. as i passed the two boys, i seen that they were indeed carrying fishing gear. and when i reached the waters edge, i also seen that they had indeed thrown someone into the water. the pair of dirty bastards had thrown some drunk guy in, who was by this time not doing a very convincing job of trying to hold on to the side. i shouted at the woman that her angels had thrown someone in. by the time i had hauled the guy out, the car was already moving.

i dont doubt that the drunk was being an arsehole, and gave the boys some cause to assault him, maybe even defend themselves. but throwing him in the water then walking away knowing there's a good chance he wont get out ffs. it's s**t like that, that gives us good anglers a bad name.

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LOL, love the end to the story Seriously though, thats pretty lame of them, Scotland's youth really are little s**theads these days.

Everybodys youth in this country i'm afraid... Health, Education, Iraq, The Economy are the issues for the political parties to take on - nobody gives Law and Order a second glance nowadays :/

We had some vigilante action the other day on the local council estate, when 7 or 8 local young lads/youths took it upon themselves to go and beat (with bats, nonetheless) a local supposed wife beater up to within an inch of his life Not defending him, but their actions arent out of character for them, dirty social underclass types

Also not exactly what you expect in a countryside village of about 2000 population, with local nuisances, but not serious crimes.

This country is perpetuating it's own decline, yobs rule the streets in far too many places now..

ok..... that is why townies should be deprted to third world contries, or abandoned islands....

lets talk about what my friend tony had yesturday..... one of his employees/my friend cat went over the road for 5 minutes to get some food, when she came back she saw a guy in the back of the cybercafe attempting to break the door.

2. he was walking along a road near his cybercafe and turned round to see a guy, only in a shirt wan*ing,right in front of his window.

3. as my friend was walking near the shopping centre, he saw a guy just standing in a phone box taking a piss, with out the slightest descreation.

This my friends, is why i hate brighton...

Hmmm... Life in my house if going to get very interesting when my mom passes the bar.

We're not moving to Baltimore My mom will work there, that's all. If you drive, it's about 30 - 45 minutes. Not a big drive really.

And I don't greet my neighbors with Yippie Ki Yay!... *mutter mutter*

Yippie Ki Yay!

Sadly I've never been threatened by morons on the street. I guess I blend in too much with all the wiggers and hicks?

uhh, care to rephrase this yak? in its present context, it sounds like you want to be accosted

It's more like I want a free hand to beat the s**t out of someone. Plus if I were to lose, it would teach me a lesson to watch out in the future and avoid conflict. See, I'm not scared of fighting if it comes to that, which will probably be my downfall when I get into an argument with someone who has a gun or something. The last time I was in a bad situation between people I stood up to 8 guys who wanted to attack a friend of mine for some stupid revenge or something. There was an altercation between three people I knew and some jackass in my dorm hallway, and he brought people up afterwards to get back at the three. My other friends were sorta cowering sitting on the floor and there I was standing between them and the target telling a large angry group to shut the f**k up and let me talk. Not the smartest of things, but there was no fight .