and chased by a mob of older kids. Just had to drive out and pick up the girls after a distressed Katie called me on her mobile. Luckily

they legged it over a wall and made their way to a chip shop where they weren't bothered. Thank heavens for mobile phones, and we really do

need bobbies on the beat!

having just finished Goodbye Dearest Holly hasn't helped. I had all sorts of visions racing through my mind as I drove to get them

why it is she has to pay money in order to feel that her child is relatively safe (i.e. in a sports environment or at the cinema!) Why can't

our kids just expend their energies outside, safely?!

remembers that she hasn't had feedback from the police about the incident a few weeks ago that gave Sam a big black eye...

*sigh*

rant over, thanks for listening

your frustration. There are a group of kids who are causing a bit of trouble in our village at the moment

and the police don't seem to want to do anything about it.

Yup... there certainly is. Blame socialism.

it's too facile to blame socialism. Parents and individuals have to take responsibility. There are socialist countries

where children and people are safe. This country has some serious issues (going back to my whole rant about people being attacked …

in general because of the attack on the train I was on last year while coming back from an OU tutorial in the depths of Kent).

nowhere is *safe* anymore

Eingang is right....parents have alot to do with this...

I partly blame myself for letting Katie go to this park. It is just outside a well known area. I wrongly assumed that there would be safety

in numbers and in broad daylight!

I hope they are ok now

I'm not sure you shouldn't think it's safe. There's something wrong when it isn't safe. <sigh>