Mugging in Tooley Street

Have any of you ever actually worn these types of headphones? They block out virtually no background noise which makes them essentially crap.

I have to say I find peoples comments here a little unpleasant. I would have hoped for a little empathy given as this guy was the victim of an assault, the ipod is of little consequence to the issue of street violence.

I second that, you're more likely to hear something with crappy headphones on than when you're sat in a car behind a sheet of glass with the radio on...

I also find this "well he shouldn't have his property on show" attitude highly disturbing. I'm all for taking common sense precautions to prevent crime but let's not forget that you're entitled to live your life without the constant fear that two meat heads might come along and attack you.

By shifting blame on to the victim "he wasn't careful enough", "he shouldn't be using and ipod" etc. You're effectively giving in to the minority of people in this city that choose to take what they want rather than work for it.

jonnyp42 wrote:

I also find this "well he shouldn't have his property on show" attitude highly disturbing. I'm all for taking common sense precautions to prevent crime but let's not forget that you're entitled to live your life without the constant fear that two meat heads might come along and attack you.

By shifting blame on to the victim "he wasn't careful enough", "he shouldn't be using and ipod" etc. You're effectively giving in to the minority of people in this city that choose to take what they want rather than work for it.

I agree. We can't end-up living in fear stopping doing things we like and enjoy in the neighbourhood we live in. And by doing so I am sure we make our neighbourhood a better place to be too.

god it's depressing reading about muggings and the like in the area. I hate scum like that.

Tolstoy wrote:

Have any of you ever actually worn these types of headphones? They block out virtually no background noise which makes them essentially crap.

My Denon AH-C551s attached to my iPod Touch cancel out external sound pretty effectively.

Sure if you pay the price of good ones they're effective, I have a pair of Sennheisers but that's hardly the point I was making.

I really can't believe the brutality of someone punching another person in the face in order to render them helpless while stealing their property. The quote earlier in this thread from the police talked about 'snatches', which has a whole different ring to it, of targetting the person's property without necessarily inflicting violence.

People's faces are fragile and easily subject to serious, lasting injury. Have these theives NO empathy at all for their fellow human beings?

In my acupuncture practice I've come across: a lady whose collar bone was broken as her handbag was snatched off her shoulder and she was pulled to the ground, still in pain after two operations; also a young woman whose nose was broken when she was punched in the face during a mugging; and a young man whose face was numb in some areas after being punched in the face.

In my book, punching someone in the face is a seriously violent act to perpetrate on another human being, and I'm completely horrified by the callous and casual indifference of the attackers that Clare described.

I've no idea what's to be done about the fact that this is happening around us, except to really state clearly that this is NOT OK!

All the best,

Jessica

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Have these theives NO empathy at all for their fellow human beings?

They're thieves, for heaven's sake! Empathy is hardly a qualification for being a criminal. People with empathy don't commit muggings. Can you imagine the empathetic mugger who thinks, "Right, well, I'm going to steal this person's possessions, and I'll rough him/her up a bit, but I must remember to avoid inflicting serious physical harm"?

I find it a bit sad to read the attacks on the victim.

In the past, a burglar broke into my flat, and even though he could see me, he took my laptop which was visible from the window.

Some people here would say that I shouldn't have a nice laptop, or if I must have one, I should hide it; in case it tempts thieves.

This is completely the wrong approach. We should focus on the criminals, instead of criticising those who fall victim.

At least it might save him from developing tinnitus from using those crappy 'phones.