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Walked up to our nearest shops to get a few things. I was in the last shop and was only one in there, when this gang of boys came in and started running round causing chaos, grabbing things off shelves etc, laughing and finding whole thing hilarious. One assistant managed to shoo them out and when I got to till the quiet shopkeeper said they were local travellers and they are constantly running in and nicking things when it’s quiet. So anyway I get outside and they are about 50 metres ahead doing exactly the same thing to another shop. Feeling wary I held back but at some point I had to move and even tho they were doing this act along the whole street I ended up level with them. Somehow the tallest one recognised me and said you were in the top shop weren’t you! Yes I said, I saw you. And with that he ordered this Alsatian who had suddenly appeared with them to attack me. The dog leaps for me barking and snarling , all the time the boys were in hysterics. Thank god the dog didn’t go any further but it absolutely terrified me, and with that they all ran off , with the dog. Very shook up I walked home which is where I am now.
What the hell is wrong with some kids!??
What the hell is wrong with some kids!??
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I always feel that the behaviour of travelers is a Catch-22 situation - they feel that are outsiders, unwanted and unloved by mainstream society, and as a result, they behave in a manner that ensures they will remain unwanted and unloved, and the situation perpetuates itself.
There is always a strong feeling of community in traveler groups, and they resent outsiders, regarding themselves as a separate enclave with no responsibility towards other people.
This attitude is then passed on to their children, who adopt a similar attitude to people who are not part of their social group, they display aggressive and disrespectful behaviour, as you have experienced, because that underlines their alienation and increases their bond with each other. Add in the normal attitudes of adolescents, and their approach becomes magnified, again as you have sadly experienced.
Education would be the answer, but that is unlikely. given the inherent distrust of travellers for the community at large, so they remain a challenge to the rest of us, and perversely proud to be so.
There is always a strong feeling of community in traveler groups, and they resent outsiders, regarding themselves as a separate enclave with no responsibility towards other people.
This attitude is then passed on to their children, who adopt a similar attitude to people who are not part of their social group, they display aggressive and disrespectful behaviour, as you have experienced, because that underlines their alienation and increases their bond with each other. Add in the normal attitudes of adolescents, and their approach becomes magnified, again as you have sadly experienced.
Education would be the answer, but that is unlikely. given the inherent distrust of travellers for the community at large, so they remain a challenge to the rest of us, and perversely proud to be so.
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