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Top deck robber thwarted by ‘kind young gentleman’
• I WOULD like to thank the kind young gentleman and lady that went to my 12-year-old son’s assistance on Tuesday, May 12 at around 8.30am on the upper deck of the 31 bus en route to Camden Town, in a time that many people would just look the other way because of the fear of repercussions.
My son was on his way to school when he was approached by a young male aged around 15 or 16, who asked my son if he had an older brother. My son replied no, then came the next dreaded question: “do you have a mobile phone?” At this point a man who was sitting in front of my son overheard and came over and asked the youth if he would like to ask him if he had a mobile phone, as he was much bigger and would be able to give him an appropriate answer!
At this point the youth became agitated and denied that he intended any harm. However his questions and body language made it clear that he intended to rob my son.
This is my son’s second experience of this type – the first was in February when, unfortunately he was not so lucky. He and his friend had their mobile phones stolen by two youths around 16.
Stealing mobile phones that are immediately rendered useless once reported to the phone company is a pointless theft. Therefore it must be an act of a coward who feels the need to empower themselves by overpowering others.
I have lived in Camden all my life and have managed to reach adulthood without ever being the subject of street robbery or having to deal with the fear of being hurt and the helplessness that is left when your possessions are taken from you. I know my son is resilient and feels that in a few years time he will no longer be a target as he will be bigger and stronger.
But the dismal reality is what sort of adults are these young people going to grow into? Those that feel it is OK to target those who are vulnerable because they are smaller and therefore weaker? These are the same young people that are known by tough name tags and feel proud to be boast of their conquests on Facebook.
A depressing sign of our times.
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