I witnessed a crimeFreddy Woo writes, "A group of us once staggered home so insensible with drink that we failed to notice someone being killed and buried in a shallow grave not more than 50 yards away. A crime unsolved to this day."
Have you witnessed a crime and done bugger all about it? Or are you a have-a-go hero?
Whatever. Tell us about it...
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chthonic, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 11:53)
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MuggingThis happened to a friend of mine who shall be called Bob, now Bob is a nice guy and looks like he couldn’t hurt a soul. We were also about 17 years old and a bit naïve.
Now back home I live in Zoetermeer a town in Holland east of The Hague, my friend lives a couple of towns further away and had to take the train to The hague. Now the train station where I live (Voorweg for those in the know) is not exactly the nicest one ever. I have even heard that it is classified as the most dangerous in Holland. In any case there are 2 nightclubs about 300m away and there aren’t any houses around the station for about 500m so it means that late at night on the weekends there are drug dealers at the station pedalling there wears to the punters. I have to say I’ve been mildly terrified when I came back home one night and the stairs (needed to go up them to cross the track) were lined by a bunch of big guys. Turns out they were just selling drugs and quite friendly!
But enough of the scene setting. Bob had come to my house for a party and was going home a bit earlier than the rest so he was travelling alone. He went to the train station alone and sat there waiting for the train. So he is there minding his own business when two guys come up to him. The first says gimme your money, while the second says I gotta knife in my pocket. My friend sees a buldge in his coat pocket that could be a knife a finger or a dildo for all he knows.
So my mate pulls out his wallet and sheepishly says look mates I’ve only got 5 Euros. To which the muggers respond by laughing their asses off. One of them says mate this is Holland if some one says gimme your money you say, no fuck you gimme your money! They then left my friend alone and walked of laughing. Bob was a little shaken up by it all but survived.
I have to say I’ve lived there for 12 years and I’ve never had any problems being mugged or with any other crimes. Ah I miss that place.
Cherry pop etc.
No excuses for the length, learn to take it like a man.
(, Wed 20 Feb 2008, 21:02, Reply)
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