I've been robbed at knife point outside school at the bus stop when i was about 12-13 with my cousin. They put the knife to my stomach , told me if I didn't give them my money I'd die. Then they made us walk to the next bus stop with them and one of them said and I quote " if I had a balaclava now I'd just stab and kill you both. "
The funny thing is they were about 15-16 themselves but much bigger than us.
I thought a few seconds about running and even whispered it to my cuz but then figured if they actually did catch me or one of us they could end up stabbing one of us or even worse. They ended up taking my cousins phone , a few quid but left me with a £200.00 gift card to Gamestation.
In school I was punched in the side of my face from the back and knocked to the floor dazed, then had my stuff robbed. Still no idea who did that.
Another time I was on a field playing football with around 20 other kids and after having a bit of a scuffle earlier with someones little brother who thought he'd spit on me from the top of a set of stairs his big bro came along and decided to drop kick me in the back and then kick me in the face repeatdley. An ambulance was called to the field and I was drove out and wore a cast for two weeks.
I really wish I could say being called gay was a problem at school.
This type of stuff happens all the time around here to a lot of people. There's used to be a lot of gangs here although I'm not sure that was the problem. There's just a lot of idiots. Your best bet is to just stay away from the people you know are likely to cause trouble and stick with your mates. I've moved now from where I used to live but I still go up there a lot to see friends , there's certain areas you just can't go without living in them.
Now that I'm older going out to clubs trouble still starts as if it's school. I saw a guy a few weeks ago get hit with a bottle and then dragged outside by about 6 or 7 guys whilst the bouncers watched. Apparently they attacked him for looking at one of them.
Most of this seems to be dying down which is a good thing but there is obviously idiots everywhere.
Personally I think this all stems from most parents not giving a %^$£ about their kids and then they grow up to be idiots, the police not really caring about most criminals and letting them get on with it , and prison time being ridiculous.
Alot of these guys appeared when the riots started in London and then they all thought they'd have a go here.
I feel sorry for this kid but I find it hard to understand what the problem is. Just ignore them and get on with it. Sticks and stones.
Idiots and bullies will most likely always be that , I can imagine this kid growing up , having a good job and loving life. Whilst one of those guys picking on him will probably be angry at the world for ever.
Bullies usually are only angry at themselves or so self conscious they feel like they have to have a problem with everyone to gain respect.
