by Mrs Mangle » 13 Apr 2007, 13:07
First of all Wangi, please don't think the behaviour on the beach isn't the behaviour everyone suffers City wide, I happen to live in a council scheme/estate and be assured we get this behaviour 7 nights a week 52 weeks a year. Setting wheelie bins on fire, underage drinking sold from local shop, fighting amongst themseleves and pity help any poor passer by.
When I suggested that i was a ned it was a joke, clearly not taken as a joke.
As a person who attend many local meetings from LDC, Community Council, etc, be assured that the police are never tired telling the people that not all youth are causing anti-social behaviour and could decent up standing members of the public stop phoning to get them moved along as they need somewhere to go, while they are taking calls from people complaining they can't get out and solve real crimes.
As I say I'm not a ned nor am I a snob, if the fires are indeed out of control people should say that in the post, I'm not a mind reader, and I personally think nobody should light fires on the beach ned or otherwise.
As for drinking I think it's time the ban was brought in to stop everyone from drinking in the streets/beach, or anywhere in public .
There is enough pubs within this city, so if your of age you get in if your not like everyone else you'll need to wait.
Then if the people who were paid to un hold the law done just that the beach and streets of Edinburgh would be a safer place for us all.
But we all know thats a long way away.
Mrs M
To be a good liar you need a good memory !