Friday, February 12, 2010

The Further Decline of England

Everytime I think the current British assault on the right to self-defense has become so absurd that it cannot become anymore so, I am once again surprised. An 84-year old man has been arrested for assault for shaking his cane at a bunch of rowdy teens who remained unmolested by police despite multiple complaints.

For several months, 84-year-old Graham Powell and his wife have felt frightened and 'under siege' in their own home.

The couple say a gang of youths has waged a campaign of harassment against them - vandalising their car, subjecting them to verbal abuse and violence - without censure from the police.

So Mr Powell was surprised when he waved his walking stick to remonstrate with one of the teenagers - and was promptly arrested on suspicion of assault.

The former council chief was forced to spend six hours in a police station being questioned by officers after the 15-year-old claimed he had been struck.

Now facing a possible court appearance, Mr Powell has written to the chief constable of the force to demand answers over why no action was taken to protect him and his 74-year-old wife from the 'feral' youths.

He said yesterday: 'My wife and myself are under siege from up to ten local youths aged between 11 and 15 and the police are doing nothing about it.

'I have identified the youths but despite my complaints the police do not seem to be taking it seriously.
'It is outrageous that these feral youths believe they are beyond the law. Instead of them being arrested I am now facing standing in the dock.'

Mr and Mrs Powell say they have been virtual prisoners in their flat at Caldicot near Newport, South Wales.

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