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2006-10-02 Britain
UK: PC Police Ban "Yobs"
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Posted by .com 2006-10-02 01:14|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 The move — backed by Scotland Yard chief Sir Ian Blair — was branded “crazy” last night by rank and file cops and anti-crime campaigners.

Sir Ian Blair, no stranger to bending over backwards forwards for any turbaned snit.

Norman Brennan, of the Victims of Crime Trust, said: “If you don’t like being called a yob, stop acting like one. What other words are there for those who act anti-socially and frighten the elderly and vulnerable?”

How about, “asshole”, “maggot”, “shithead”, “cretin”, “barbarian”, “fuckface”, “loser”, “assclown”, “fuckwit”, “moron”, “assfuck”, “idiot”, fucktard”, “assface”, “goatfucker”, need I go on?

The term was challenged by Cindy Butts, deputy chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority.

Her name says it all.

She whinged: “I have a problem with the language of ‘yobs’. It sets up and defines too much a ‘self’ and ‘other’.”

As opposed to “good” and “evil” or “shit” and “Shinola”.
Posted by Zenster">Zenster  2006-10-02 03:44||   2006-10-02 03:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Now you see why the UK needs elected sherrifs?

Count yourselves lucky US citizens.

The U.K. has had a soft coup. The people who rule over the U.K. citizens in no way represent the views of the majority.
Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-10-02 05:32||   2006-10-02 05:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Absolutely BP - the pendulum can only travel so far in one direction..

And the people who shot Peter Woodhams aren't 'yobs', just plain ol' scum. Sheesh.
Posted by Howard UK 2006-10-02 06:06||   2006-10-02 06:06|| Front Page Top

#4 May I suggest such old fashioned words as thug and bully? Ever so useful, pre-existing language is, when one wants to communicate.
Posted by trailing wife 2006-10-02 07:35||   2006-10-02 07:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Racailles.
Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-02 07:47||   2006-10-02 07:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Thug seems more appropriate, from Thugee, who IIRC from the Indiana Jones movie, were terrorists from a different time.

But yeah, TW - we don't need to make up more words when so many are available and underutilized!
Posted by Bobby 2006-10-02 08:35||   2006-10-02 08:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Howard UK

Looks like the two vermin who murdered that bloke were taxpayer parasites.

Quelle Suprise!
Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-10-02 09:10||   2006-10-02 09:10|| Front Page Top

#8 And when this comes to court the local Social Services will cry social deprivation/lack of opportunities/poor family background - the judge will be taken in and bingo they'll serve around 10 years where they should be breaking rocks for 20-30.
Posted by Howard UK 2006-10-02 09:54||   2006-10-02 09:54|| Front Page Top

#9 10 Years?

I reckon 8 years, and youth detention for the 17 yr old.

www.prisonworks.com
Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-10-02 10:29||   2006-10-02 10:29|| Front Page Top

#10 link knackered... :(
Posted by Howard UK 2006-10-02 10:35||   2006-10-02 10:35|| Front Page Top

#11 She whinged: “I have a problem with the language of ‘yobs’. It sets up and defines too much a ‘self’ and ‘other’.”

So where's the problem?
Posted by CrazyFool 2006-10-02 10:39||   2006-10-02 10:39|| Front Page Top

#12 The term was challenged by Cindy Butts, deputy chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority.

Growing up saddled with a moniker like Cindy Butts, she became over-sensitive to name-calling.
Posted by Angie Schultz 2006-10-02 11:24||   2006-10-02 11:24|| Front Page Top

#13 Tell them that we'll loan them the word "skell..."
Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek  2006-10-02 12:06||   2006-10-02 12:06|| Front Page Top

#14 How about "persons of yobbage?"
Posted by xbalanke 2006-10-02 13:37||   2006-10-02 13:37|| Front Page Top

#15 Goblins?
Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-02 13:42||   2006-10-02 13:42|| Front Page Top

#16 Podex, a 3rd declension c-stem Latin word close to a--hole.

"We found this podecem vandalizing the school."
Posted by Korora">Korora  2006-10-02 13:47||   2006-10-02 13:47|| Front Page Top

#17 Droog?
Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-02 13:57||   2006-10-02 13:57|| Front Page Top

#18 What about "scrotes", "oiks", and "chavs"?
Posted by Glaiting Slavirt8511 2006-10-02 15:37||   2006-10-02 15:37|| Front Page Top

#19 How about 'stiffs' or 'clean up on aisle 3'?

Shows remarkable success in detering second offenses.
Posted by Gling Whamp5942 2006-10-02 15:52||   2006-10-02 15:52|| Front Page Top

#20 Hey, I know, I know!!!

Youths.
Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-02 16:19||   2006-10-02 16:19|| Front Page Top

#21 Here in Noo Joisey we call 'em Youts.

Fuhgeddaboutit!
Posted by Parabellum 2006-10-02 19:48||   2006-10-02 19:48|| Front Page Top

#22 I've always liked the term "hooligans" and especially the Russian version of "hooliganism" as "any deliberate behaviour which violates public order and expresses explicit disrespect towards the society". [Okay, Mullah/custer, call me a fascist. I'm waiting.]
Posted by Darrell 2006-10-02 20:10||   2006-10-02 20:10|| Front Page Top

#23 yob? Never heard the term before. Until I looked it up, as used here, I thought it was what Sven and Ole did for a living.
Posted by GK 2006-10-02 21:48||   2006-10-02 21:48|| Front Page Top

#24 What would the best way to make an anti-social youth more accepted? "Hug a thug" seems an unlikely way to discourage bad behavior. Has not calling terrorists by their name done any more than convince them that we are weak?
Posted by Super Hose 2006-10-02 22:39||   2006-10-02 22:39|| Front Page Top

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