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on the same note.....
A few years back I lived in Staines for a short time (yeah I know!). Anyway, while walking my dog in the park a group of little girls about nine years old started shouting abuse at me for no reason. I ignored them at first and carried on walking round anyway eventually they caught up with me and literally started kicking my bum! Obviously I wasn't about to get beaten up or anything (I was 20) they weren't that strong but it did hurt when all 12 or so were doing it over and over!
My jack russell not liking it started barking at them so a couple of them started after him, at which point I really got angry, I shouted at them to leave him and pulled them away. They left him alone then but started worse on me telling me I couldn't touch them coz I would get in trouble!
I just walked out of the park and in the direction of home but they followed me still kicking me, lots of people saw and of course did nothing. After a while I pushed the ring leader over (not hurting her), it didnt stop them. They only stopped when they saw more of their friends down the road in the other direction. It has always bothered me that I couldn't do more to stop them, they were so fearless! I was so humiliated!
What would you do? btw I had no phone on me
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.actually, its easier said than done. its difficult to say what to do, because they were in a group, and could have really attacked you.
Maybe you could have shouted at them really loudly the minute someone started kicking you, and tried to intimidate them.
Can I ask, orange gnome, are you male or female? Your name doesn't give an indication.
I would defend myself too. You might think that you'd be laughed at if you ever had to talk to the police, but girl gangs, even when they're pre-teen are a serious problem in some places. If you'd been an elderly man or woman you could have been hurt and seriously shaken up.
I've been taunted by some stupid little kids a few times, I tend to get shouts of 'filthy f***ing goth' and so on because I have pink streaks in my hair. But I either ignore them or turn round and just shout something rather offensive. I'm afraid I'd rather lower myself to their level than just take it. That fact that i know their parents is obviously very helpful too ;)
Morrisonker, I know yoir pain being a fellow Goth. My gf and I were intimidated by a group of 5 late teens, there was no way out and they were not giving up so I headbutted the main one, as he went down I right hooked his mate on the left, he went down, my gf then hit the one behind on the nose with a full can of cider and stopped him, the other 2 ran off. Amazing, I never knew I had it in me. GOTHS 5 CHAVS 0. By coincedence the police were nearby, believed us and told them to go home
It may be completely inappropriate for the situation as of course I wasn't there, but I would try to use humour to diffuse it with kids this young. I would probably have said something like "isn't it past your bedtime?" with a smile on my face and tried to get into a conversation with them to stop the kicking. As I said, this may not have worked in this particular situation, it's difficult to comment on their demeanour. Having said that, if they'd continued with the kicking, I'd have been tempted to knock ten bells out of the ringleader. Tough one and I can understand why you're feeling frustrated and humiliated... I work in a shop and it's the same when a customer starts personally laying into me for something that isn't my fault and I can't answer back in the way that I want to!!!
orange-gnome, that's a terrible story and I really feel for you. The kids said you couldn't touch them because you would get in trouble and that's the whole point. All kids today know that and I've heard the phrase used over and over by them. That's why they can do what the hell they want, because there's absolutely nothing you can do about it unless you want to get yourself in trouble. If you hurt a kid in the process of defending yourself, I really can't see that the law would be on your side. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I can't see it.