 Re: Horrid little thugs!
It is very true that the police ( or more correctly the CPS ) may not take such a case to court because they have to prove "beyond reasonable doubt".
However if this young person is a general troublemaker and a nuisance, I suggest contacting the local council Anti-Social Behaviour Unit.
Where I now live there are quite a number of ASBOS served on mainly teenagers.
These are initially civil cases so the proof necessary is less than in a criminal court.
The proof needed is "on the balance of probability".
Where I now live and work ( in Leeds ) in the estate where I work there is a "dispersal order" in place, which means that any under 16 year olds out on the street after 9pm are escorted home by the police, in effect a curfew on youngsters, and anyone gathering in groups can be asked to leave the area by the police and not return for 24 hours or they could be arrested.
And all this started with youths gatheroing in gangs outside where I work - Although it did not help when my car was set on fire by fireworks last year. :flamethro
All I now need to do is find out who has smashed my car windows outside my house twice in the last 2 months, is it random or something more sinister?  |