I sincerely hope you get the result you want/deserve Tom!
Stories like this make my blood boil! Especially living in Cambridge, which is rife with "travellers" - I use the term loosely there as they are nothing but trouble, their sites are an eyesore, and as for them themselves - they think they are above the law - and most of the times they are! The police "seem" to not want to get involved with them, and I cant say I blame them tbh, its a very "mob orientated" outfit.
THESE are the people that NEED to be sorted out - NOT the likes or Mr and Mrs Red.
There, rant over.
Best wishes you two
Thanks Paul, I appreciate your support, but if you will indulge me I would like to take this opportunity to make a point.
I hate the term "These people" it's a sweeping statement that tars everyone, good and bad, with the same brush. I know some good decent Gypsy families who live in the Cambridge area who have no choice but to live on these big "Eyesore" sites.
If I were to move to Cambridge tomorrow, I would automatically be classed as one of "These people" just as I was when I first moved to where I am now.
We are all individuals. No one should be pre judged.
If a Gypsy steals a car, the headline in the paper reads
"Gypsies from Gorse Common steal car!" If a house dweller steals a car the headline reads
Mr Brown from 21 New st steals car!"The first headline implies that all of the Gypsies are guilty
The second headline implies that only Mr Brown is guilty.
Sad thing is Paul has yet to meet any of the desent travellers who live in Cambridge .
Though i have lived in a house since i was 13 i have a gypsey background that i am very proud of , i dont shout it from the roof tops .
Its amasing when talking to people who have no idea about my background how shocked they are when they find out , trouble is most percentage of the younger travellers in Cambridge tend to be arrogant and think they are above the law and yes this could be said for many young people in this day and age.
What i am trying to say ( not very well ) is that there are many travellers in Cambridge who are wonderful people , just a shame that the arrogant little upstarts are the ones most people will see/hear about .
Paul hasn't met many if any of the older familys i grew up with , only the younger generation .
We have had our fare share of trouble with them , threatening and actual vioelence towards our children , a group in a van scared my daughter to death when they curb crawled and used very abusive , sexual language .
Bundles into a phone box with her mate by a group of the lads who wouldnt let them out coz they wanted sexual favours ( bastards !! )
What i am saying is i am proud of my heritage and love to tell my children about it , they love hearing Grandads stories of his childhood , what i am not proud of are these arrogant people who think they can do what they want because of where they live and who they think they are , they make travellers look bad , not the people who suffer the abuse at there hands .
I pray Mr and Mrs Red are left to live happily on there piece of ground .
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