I Blame the Parents

Last night I saw they mother of the kid I got out of nick the other week. She told us that they had gone away to her mum's for a week but had to come home because D hit her gran. Good grief! Apparently she ran off but got scared by some Black girls on a nearby council estate and came back. Now D is sleeping in a tent in her friend's back garden on a local estate (so much for not hanging round with her anymore!). Well at least mum knows where she is and they come home when they want to wash their hair and D needs to get a change of clothes.

I don't know! This school holiday it's gone stupid. For example, I got woken up at 3.00 a.m. in the early hours of Friday by what sounded like muntered teenagers shouting and screaming and I yelled out of the window to tell them to shut up and 'phoned the police to report a disturbance but it was a waste of time. Nobody gives a toss about all these kids wandering the streets and drinking round the clock.

Another incident occurred the previous Friday night – well, Saturday morning really – as I discovered a towel had gone missing from the washing line. At about 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, I saw a bunch of lads walk past the house, one of whom I recognised, and he had my towel slung over his shoulder. I called after them and told them the towel looked suspiciously like one that went missing off the line. They said that they had found it on the memorial in the park, apologised and put it back. Well, at least the towel had an exciting night. But I ask you! Kids wandering the streets with cans of lager at 10 in the morning – someone should be watching what they're up to surely!

John Denham, now minister for this new DUIS was on about it on telly this morning saying they needed to tackle the problem. Well, Mr. Einstein, it's simple really – get more coppers on the streets stopping then doing it! It is not rocket science! If they were my kids I would be down the park embarrassing them not going 'ooh, what can you do?' there's loads that can be done. I blame the parents – useless bastards!