UK police idiot watch

Daily Mail:

For more than two years, Sydney Davis's house has been under siege from youths throwing stones.

After two hours of bombardment in the latest attack and no sign of the police, the 65-year-old retired builder decided enough was enough.

As a particularly large missile landed in his kitchen, he grabbed a plank of wood from the garden and ran towards the gang to scare them away.

The police arrived just in time - to arrest Mr Davis for possession of an offensive weapon.

He now faces up to six months in prison. Yesterday Mr Davis said he was bewildered by the decision to prosecute him.

He claims objects have been thrown at his house on 700 separate occasions.
His windows have been smashed five times in eight months.

'Something needs to be done to stop these kids. They are out there every night,' he said.

'One of my neighbours even had a seven-month-old in their kitchen when a brick came through the window.

'It showered glass across the baby's face. When these kids see the police they are off through the alleyways. The police have got no chance of catching them.'

Mr Davis's 42-year- old wife Pauline dialled 999 when their home came under attack yet again last week, but two and a half hours later officers had failed to arrive.

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If the UK wonders why it has a crime problem this is a good example. They are eager to punish the victim and let the thugs go free. In the UK a man's home is not his castle, it is a place where he is required to suffer abuse with no redress. Whether it is a thief or a vandal the UK police will not tolerate self defense. It is one reason why thugs continue to harass people. They know the police are ineffective.