The Stockholm Bombings
I don’t know Sweden well, as I’ve only been once to Stockholm on business. and that was years ago!
I do hope that the Swedish police get to the bottom of this and it doesn’t end up like the enquiry into the murder of Olof Palme, which came to no satisfactory conclusion at all.
The Unsavoury Face of Islam
According to this report the government is concerned about the teaching in Saudi controlled schools in the UK. Here’s the first paragraph or so of the report.
The government says it will not tolerate anti-Semitic and homophobic lessons being taught to Muslim children in the UK.
BBC Panorama found that more than 40 Saudi Students’ Schools and Clubs are teaching the official Saudi national curriculum to about 5,000 pupils.
One text book shows how the hands and feet of thieves are chopped off.
We don’t want this sort of teaching in this country. Surely, it is illegal too!
I’m worried about this for other reasons too. Is it just me, or is there a rise in the murder of young Muslim men? There was two last week, one in Sunningdale and one in Milton Keynes.
This type of teaching could make race relations more difficult.
Buggy Burglars
This article in the Independent may explain a strange sight I saw. Or not!
I was walking by the Angel in Islington and saw a council truck, which had upwards of about fifty buggies in the back.
Were they abandoned, stolen or just lost?
The Knife and Shepherdess Walk Police Station
When we lived in the Barbican, C used to help look after a house for female ex-prisoners in Hackney. I can’t remember what exactly happened, but I think I went over to the house one day and removed a rather large knife from one of the residents, who did have a reputation for violence.
Today, I was reminded of this story, when I took a 394 from the Geffrye Museum to the Angel at Islington and it passed up Shepherdess Walk.
The reason was that we were uncertain about what to do with the knife, so in the end I took it round to Shepherdess Walk Police Station and dumped it on the counter. The sergeant was uncertain what to do with it and asked me to take it away. However, when I told him where I’d got it from, he agreed to do something with it.
What he did I do not know, but I did know that there was no trouble at the house C ran!
I wonder what would happen today, if you walked into a police station and dumped a large knife on the counter!
A Gamble Too Far
Jim Gamble’s resignation from CEOP is probably sad, but according to this report, his resignation is about power and being independent.
We need more protection for the vulnerable in society when they use the Internet, the telephone or even receive mail. Children, are just possibly the most important of several groups, who need protection from all sorts of low life.
When I had the boiler room crooks targeting me, I got no help from the police. On the other hand, I was strong enough to fight them and win, but many other widows and pensioners, would not have the knowledge or the fortitude to fight. But the crooks are still phoning according to my Truecall monitor, so they never give up. And that is why we need more protection!
So perhaps one of the benfits of merging CEOP into a proposed National Crime Agency would be that their systems could be broadened to protect the other vulnerable groups. I suspect that the determination behind the evil people plaguing me, is very little different to those targeting children.
A Sad Tale from India
I received a message this morning, which looked like spam, but it was informing me about a little girl, called Pooja, who has been rescued by the Police in Kerala from kidnappers.
It would appear to be genuine as it is mentioned on the Kerala Police web site and in other blogs.
Even if they don’t find Pooja’s parents, it just shows how the Internet might be able to help.
Nairobi’s Two-Wheeled Taxis
I like this story.
We must think creatively about how to deal with young offenders.
What Do We Do With the Raoul Moats of this World?
Some who knew Raoul Moat say he was an odious violent man, but others point to a softer and much more agreeable side to his character. But unfortunately, the bad side of his character won the battle and ultimately caused his destruction.
But how do we prevent people from becoming the next Raoul Moat?
Surely, if we could stop just a couple it would be worthwhile.
Whilst, browsing The Times web site, I found this article from Alice Thomson. I agree with virtually everything she says, but how much of it would ever get implemented?
Very little, I suspect.
A Cash Box Robbery in Hampstead
I’m nearly 63 and I’ve never been at a real crime scene, except for our three burglaries in the South of France, that prompted us to sell Les Ondes.
But I came across a cash box robbery in Hampstead last Friday.
Cash Box Robbery in Hampstead
Here’s the report of the robbery in the Ham and High.
We all fear crime, but is it that common?
The Anonymous Widower 