woman fined for using a word on Facebook

this woman has been fined for using another word used for Travellers
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Seems you can have an opinion as long as it fits into a certain box .
I would love to know who re-wrote the boxes when no one was looking.

Mermaid wrote:this woman has been fined for using another word used for Travellers
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I think looking at where she comes from there has been a lot of trouble with one or two large non travelling traveller families.
These have been causing a lot of trouble and it is believed they are responsible for many thefts, including items like my brothers landrover going missing. There is of course no evidence apart from people seeing it and being involved.
We all hear some very nasty stories from this area, but there are also a couple of "PIKIE" families there that are really nice people. I know of one family where they are all hard working and very respectful and a number have had some homes built in an area by Shoreham airport and have become very well accepted.
I would like to say as in all walks of life there are very god and bad, I think this lady when saying scum may have been referring to some people that had caused many problems.
Biggest problem here is Pikie, Romany, howether you say it, it can refer to the nasty buggers that cause problems or be taken to mean the original meaning of travellers as a generalisation.
I call a mate of mine Pikie he comes from a gypsy family but he is one of the nicest hard working friendliest guys you could meet, he calls me big wanker, offended, nah neither of us.
One of the nasty lot was in my garden one day, I said can I help you, he said just looking at that stuff, wondered if it was going spare. I said no mate it has value, he said wouldn't leave it there then, went missing later, saved me taking it to the tip.

Always turning up in my yard, I give em the look. Metal, batteries, all sorts they're after. An Irish pair came round wanted to sell me a generator, brand new in a box he said. Well if it existed it would have been nicked, Romany scum without a shadow. Rang police and gave them van reg number, oh yes weve had other reports they said. Waste of a phone call.

Police Burglary at the weekend 300 cars and vans men and dykes, Turned up, Word was out it was 5 young female students, Lots of tea drunk, Lots of phone numbers taken, Save the lock we will call for it, Locks still here, Trade discription surely, Useless blady waste of time and tax payers money, Shambles this country,

The word in my post that says Romany has been changed, it originally was yekiP, backwards of course. I look forward to my day in court. Dont tell em my name Pike, I mean Cam.

I've a generator for sale as well Vince. Strange that

A white van was going round my area when I was building my house. 600 quids worth of lead went missing from the back of my site. 2 days later a white van pulls in offering me lead for sale. Said, he'd give me a receipt an everything. Robbing bassa's

The story of know of in Steyning, where that woman is from, is a well known nasty bassa, gong to an old ladie's house after she lost her Hubbie. I have told it before so won't bother with details, but he did get what he wanted signed over by her, somehow officer. The old bill are scared of them. Like I say some are great and hard working, respectful but there are some real nasty bassa's.

Feck me, you wouldnt trust em with the mother in law........

Topdog wrote:The story of know of in Steyning, where that woman is from, is a well known nasty bassa, gong to an old ladie's house after she lost her Hubbie. I have told it before so won't bother with details, but he did get what he wanted signed over by her, somehow officer. The old bill are scared of them. Like I say some are great and hard working, respectful but there are some real nasty bassa's.

The thing is TD, that when you meet an "ordinary" person, you're not immediately suspicious, but you are with them.Its because they have a bigger minority of "n'er do wells" than the rest of society. It doesn't help that the two groups don't mix either.

3rdforum wrote:

Topdog wrote:The story of know of in Steyning, where that woman is from, is a well known nasty bassa, gong to an old ladie's house after she lost her Hubbie. I have told it before so won't bother with details, but he did get what he wanted signed over by her, somehow officer. The old bill are scared of them. Like I say some are great and hard working, respectful but there are some real nasty bassa's.

The thing is TD, that when you meet an "ordinary" person, you're not immediately suspicious, but you are with them.Its because they have a bigger minority of "n'er do wells" than the rest of society. It doesn't help that the two groups don't mix either.

Spot Bollock

Spot on I suppose that means Kev, I concur.

See they are on TV tonight, but OH has just gone into town to collect Brighton Rock so will be watching that

Gypsy Blood (Drama)

Time: 22:00 to 23:35 (1 hour and 35 minutes long).
When: Thursday 19th January on Channel 4

True Stories, which commissions and showcases the best feature-length documentaries, comes to Channel 4. Gypsy Blood examines the violent culture that some gypsy and traveller fathers hand on to their sons. Filmed over two years by award-winning photographer Leo Maguire, Gypsy Blood is an intimate portrait of two gypsy families, their fight for respect and the price they pay in cycles of revenge that can erupt into sudden and terrifying violence. The Dohertys are Irish Traveller royalty. While Hughie Doherty, 27, becomes embroiled in a fight to defend his family's name, his seven-year-old son Francie is caught between two worlds, learning to read at primary school while learning to fight with his fists at home

Gypsy wrote:See they are on TV tonight, but OH has just gone into town to collect Brighton Rock so will be watching that

Gypsy Blood (Drama)

Time: 22:00 to 23:35 (1 hour and 35 minutes long).
When: Thursday 19th January on Channel 4

True Stories, which commissions and showcases the best feature-length documentaries, comes to Channel 4. Gypsy Blood examines the violent culture that some gypsy and traveller fathers hand on to their sons. Filmed over two years by award-winning photographer Leo Maguire, Gypsy Blood is an intimate portrait of two gypsy families, their fight for respect and the price they pay in cycles of revenge that can erupt into sudden and terrifying violence. The Dohertys are Irish Traveller royalty. While Hughie Doherty, 27, becomes embroiled in a fight to defend his family's name, his seven-year-old son Francie is caught between two worlds, learning to read at primary school while learning to fight with his fists at home

Hope you enjoy from me Pinky

Watched it, Are the kids brain washed from an early age ?, Do they want to fight or is it to please the father, The kids seem to have great respect for them, I dunno, Didnt see anyone going to work,

Mcqueen wrote:Watched it, Are the kids brain washed from an early age ?, Do they want to fight or is it to please the father, The kids seem to have great respect for them, I dunno, Didnt see anyone going to work,

Go back to Kip........bit late for you to be up.

They wont show what they really do anyway Reg. Channel 4 documentary innit, about 20% factual then.