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Title: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 06, 2008, 01:43:58 PM
Five jailed for biggest burglary  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7544650.stm)

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The five members of the Worcestershire-based Johnson traveller family

Can the Beeb say that?

 
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: The Moan Ranger on August 06, 2008, 01:50:07 PM
Five jailed for biggest burglary  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7544650.stm)

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The five members of the Worcestershire-based Johnson traveller family

Can the Beeb say that?

 

It seems so. It's nice to see the facial damage on a couple of them  cloud9:
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: Snoopy on August 06, 2008, 02:27:44 PM
"Unfortunately, Your Honour, the accused tripped and fell down the stairs to the cells ~ his face striking  each of the thirteen steps on the way from top to bottom"  whistle:


How many times have I heard Met Police Officers use that one?
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: Snoopy on August 06, 2008, 02:30:50 PM
Another classic heard in Snaresbrook Magistrates Court was "The Accused became violent, forcing me to draw my baton, as I did so his face collided with it, several times".


All this was of course pre Blair.
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: Berek on August 06, 2008, 02:35:19 PM
good looking lads
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: The Moan Ranger on August 06, 2008, 02:37:09 PM
Another classic heard in Snaresbrook Magistrates Court was "The Accused became violent, forcing me to draw my baton, as I did so his face collided with it, several times".


All this was of course pre Blair.

Ian or Tony?  rubschin:
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 06, 2008, 02:40:24 PM
good looking lads


For Barrow  ;)

I beat Nick to it      
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 06, 2008, 02:47:40 PM
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The five members of the Johnson family, travellers based in Worcestershire

Slight change of wording  whistle:
Title: Re: Giving Travellers a bad name.
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 06, 2008, 03:41:13 PM
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The four members of the Johnson family, from Gloucestershire, and a man who is the partner of a family member, operated across several counties.

Bigger change of wording.

And they moved counties.  ;D