Parents are to blame for anti-social behaviour

Parents are to blame for anti-social behaviour in Birkenhead, according to the town's MP.

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Labour MP Frank Field went on patrol with police on Friday after claiming the town was becoming "like Beirut" due to a failure to tackle "yob culture".

Mr Field attended one incident in Shaw Street where a "gang was causing mayhem in the streets".

New anti-social behaviour legislation is needed "that warmly shakes them by the throat," he said.

"The parents don't care. They have no idea what they are actually doing to their kids. And that is going to take longer to deal with; we want to tackle it at root cause."

Mr Field patrolled the town centre with the police and the leader of Wirral Council between 19:00 and 21:00 GMT.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-30767313

The article pretty much states the obvious, of course they're to blame.

Over the years, Frank Field has spoken up for many in his constituency, but it seems to have taken him a very long time to come to this conclusion. Also very pleased that the Leader of the Council found the time to accompany him and see the problem. Nothing better than a first hand account .

Originally Posted by granny

Over the years, Frank Field has spoken up for many in his constituency, but it seems to have taken him a very long time to come to this conclusion.

A co-incidence that action is taken considering there's an election coming up.....

Parents and schools and all the *rap there watching and eating. Police also have some responsibility having taken away vigilante action

What a lovely picture our MP paints of Birkenhead. We're all starving and living on our uppers and now on top of that we are living in down town Beirut. Never mind publicity shots before an election, he should be there making them do something about it. Noticed that wherever these "Police Commisioners" are now ensconsed that they are reducing their police forces whilst still engaging in funding vanity projects. We're going to get a nice new HQ in a situation where nobody can get to it because there is only one bus from Birkenhead which goes past the place, brilliant strategy.

Originally Posted by fish5133

. Police also have some responsibility having taken away vigilante action

What a load of absolute BA++S - I have read some inane remarks on this site at times, but that one wins the coconut.

Originally Posted by BandyCoot

on top of that we are living in down town Beirut.

whats wrong with Downtown Beirut !!!
Give me that any day compared to this
[Linked Image]

Sorry if I offend anyone but just by going by the photos, when compared to "downtown Beirut" Birkenhead looks like a slum !!!

Originally Posted by AdamEvans

Originally Posted by BandyCoot

on top of that we are living in down town Beirut.

whats wrong with Downtown Beirut !!!
Give me that any day compared to this
[Linked Image]

Sorry if I offend anyone but just by going by the photos, when compared to "downtown Beirut" Birkenhead looks like a slum !!!

Where abouts in Birkenhead was this taken?looks really depressing dosent it.

If my memory serves me right,thats Shaw Street

Tees street by the looks of it.

It's the north end somwere

Station road Birkenhead North station,all demolished now.
except for the station!!

Originally Posted by AdamEvans

Originally Posted by BandyCoot

on top of that we are living in down town Beirut.

whats wrong with Downtown Beirut !!!
Give me that any day compared to this
[Linked Image]

Sorry if I offend anyone but just by going by the photos, when compared to "downtown Beirut" Birkenhead looks like a slum !!!

Originally Posted by snowhite

Originally Posted by AdamEvans

Originally Posted by BandyCoot

on top of that we are living in down town Beirut.

whats wrong with Downtown Beirut !!!
Give me that any day compared to this
[Linked Image]

Sorry if I offend anyone but just by going by the photos, when compared to "downtown Beirut" Birkenhead looks like a slum !!!

Where abouts in Birkenhead was this taken?looks really depressing dosent it.

Did you not accompany DD on this visit?

Originally Posted by BandyCoot

Never mind publicity shots before an election, he should be there making them do something about it.

Go and tell him then Bandycoot!!! Or find him at www.writetothem.com

Originally Posted by fillbo

Station road Birkenhead North station,all demolished now.
except for the station!!

Or could be the houses in Rock Ferry east side.Down by the train station.

Back on topic.last year when i was in tesco waiting to pay for my shopping, A couple in front of me were paying for there shopping.
Most was alcohol and the woman said to the man,We need to keep sober tonight.We need to act like sensible parents.
The looks this couple got while they paid for the shopping.OMG if looks could kill them parents would be dead.
Makes you wonder what goes on behind closed doors.

I walked from Oxton Road from Charing Cross up to Oxton village the other day and the amount of dog crap on the streets, or smeared on the streets (I'm assuming it was stood on in the dark) was disgusting.

It's always the same just after Xmas. You have to wait until the novelty of taking the pooch for a walk wears off.