Dave_Snelson
Active member
Last Sunday as I was leaving the pontoons in Porthmadog, 3 lads with beer (or cider) cans in hand went onto our pontoon scheme. There is right of public access to an initial landing stage but gated access to the boats. I didn't give it too much thought at the time and was on my way home anyway. There then followed an incident that I was informed of by email.
Turns out that someone had left the snick up on the gate to take aboard supplies and the three lads went onto the pontoons. They were asked to leave by one of our members and they then hurled racist abuse at him with all manner of effing and jeffing and threatening to throw him in.
There have been comments made such as "typical of the Welsh attitude to the English" but I really don't think that's the case. I think its a general malaise that affects the UK as a whole and the fact that it hasn't been tackled in schools, on the streets, in the home etc. just emboldens yobs who now feel they can behave this way whenever they want. Those that know me, know full well that my non-pc views on dealing with this are the stuff of the "Daily Mail.
But seriously for a moment, whats it like on your pontoon / marina? Have you ever had such incidences and if so, how were they dealt with?
Turns out that someone had left the snick up on the gate to take aboard supplies and the three lads went onto the pontoons. They were asked to leave by one of our members and they then hurled racist abuse at him with all manner of effing and jeffing and threatening to throw him in.
There have been comments made such as "typical of the Welsh attitude to the English" but I really don't think that's the case. I think its a general malaise that affects the UK as a whole and the fact that it hasn't been tackled in schools, on the streets, in the home etc. just emboldens yobs who now feel they can behave this way whenever they want. Those that know me, know full well that my non-pc views on dealing with this are the stuff of the "Daily Mail.
But seriously for a moment, whats it like on your pontoon / marina? Have you ever had such incidences and if so, how were they dealt with?