A couple who had been terrorised by louts in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, were shocked when police told them they should not refer to the yobs as “hoodie scum”.
Yobs blocked off a road and threw cones at a car in Thurcroft, which is becoming a “no go” area for local residents. The woman’s partner wrote to police, saying:
“Do we take it that Thurcroft is a no-go zone, run by mob rule into which the police are afraid to venture or was it too difficult for you to deal with? “What can only be described as a gang of around ten hoodie scum aged about 14 jumped out in front and behind her car with traffic cones and blocked her.”
The couple received a letter from Superintendent Keith Lumley of South Yorkshire Police, telling them that “you can’t go branding youths ‘hoodie scum’ – that doesn’t give off the right impression.”
A pity that police don’t spend more time preventing such crime rather than worrying about the feelings of the louts being hurt!
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Filed under: Raw Justice, Yorkshire | Tagged: hoodie scum, louts, police, Rotherham, Thurcroft |
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