What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
Jun 25th 2012, 7:28 pm
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I was at the Ideal Homes Exhibition in Earl's Court in 1976. Someone had left a plastic carrier bag at the top of an escalator...I reported it. A few days later a bomb exploded at the Exhibition...it had been placed in a waste bin at the top of an escalator. I've always wondered if the bag I reported was a 'dry run'.
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Edit: Or more 'internationally'?
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Jun 25th 2012, 7:34 pm
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
Have you read the OP's opening post? The first sentence says...
"I'm interested to see actual real figures from people around this country, and that of expats that have been in Canada for a while."
"I'm interested to see actual real figures from people around this country, and that of expats that have been in Canada for a while."
Jun 25th 2012, 7:49 pm
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
So one wonders why you are discussing IRA bombings?
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Jun 25th 2012, 8:17 pm
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I do not think he/she is seeking a discussion on the classifications of political terrorism/state action/crime, and what classifies each.
Back to reality: I once saw a guy shoplift a Twix; I was affected for quite some time thereafter
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Jun 26th 2012, 12:40 am
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I'm a "he", just to clarify that 
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
Jun 26th 2012, 12:42 am
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I'm a "he", just to clarify that
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
Jun 26th 2012, 12:46 am
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I'm a "he", just to clarify that
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
I don't live in Canada but I spend a quite a bit of time in Toronto. In the UK I've had the garage broken into twice...different addresses and about 15 years apart.
In Toronto...a homeless man walked past our car and kicked the door...leaving a large dent.
hmmm, tricky one
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
I don't live in Canada but I spend a quite a bit of time in Toronto. In the UK I've had the garage broken into twice...different addresses and about 15 years apart.
In Toronto...a homeless man walked past our car and kicked the door...leaving a large dent.
hmmm, tricky one
Jun 26th 2012, 12:47 am
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I'm a "he", just to clarify that
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
In Toronto...a homeless man walked past our car and kicked the door...leaving a large dent.
That's the way I would like to go.
Jun 26th 2012, 1:14 am
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I was in the immediate vicinity of an IRA bombing, the Commercial Union building, blood splattered people ran past me. Worse, my brother built a tandoori oven within a block of the Europa hotel in Belfast and the IRA blew it up, incidentally damaging the hotel (so he says anyway). These events are still raw to us, your Queen may forgive and forget but we, the public, do not.
Jun 26th 2012, 2:24 am
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
I'm a "he", just to clarify that
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
It's kind of an unfair comparison to base it between Canada and the UK, as most of us on here will have spent most of our lives in the UK, and hence will generally have seen more crime in the UK.
I didn't plan to draw any conclusions from this thread, other than to confirm we live in world full of evil bar stewards who want to hurt each other
Canada does seem to have less crime, but then the population per mile is less than the UK, so it means nothing.
Only real difference is, would I rather be shot or stabbed?
hmmm, tricky one
Jun 26th 2012, 7:29 am
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
Jun 26th 2012, 12:41 pm
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Re: What crimes have you witnessed/been affected by
"At an annual dinner-dance organised for the Irish Collie Club, 12 victims were killed by a blast incendiary placed by the PIRA."
Even for you, that's a pretty crass comment. My uncle (who died) and my dad would not agree with you.
Even for you, that's a pretty crass comment. My uncle (who died) and my dad would not agree with you.