Saw a horrible thing over the weekend...

**Puddser** · 16-04-2007, 12:32pm

Was absolutely disgusted with something I saw over the weekend

Myself, OH and his DS were down at the bottle bank as we were well overdue a trip. It's a big recycling area and there is a clothes bank there as well. There was a group of (and sorry if I offend anyone by what I call them but...) pikeys standing around the clothes bank. They had a car with them that was FULL of bags of clothes. So much so that there was no way the driver could see out the back window. Anyway I glanced over and saw the mother riffling through some clothes and I just assumed she was examining the clothes before putting them in the clothes bank. OH how wrong was I! I looked over again and she seemed to be taking clothes out of the clothes bank but I couldn't figure out how, as its a small enough space and there is no way she could have reached into it to take out the clothes. She also kept looking around her and generally acting suspicious. Me and OH happened to look over at the same time to see her pull her young daughter out of the clothes bank! She had put her in and was making the poor child throw out all the clothes so she could take what she wanted

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. And then any of the clothes that she didn't want, she was just throwing them on the ground. They left a couple of minutes later. Me and OH where sooo shocked. I didn't even know who to report it to. How could anyone get their child to do something like that? And it was a really hot day, what if the child got stuck and couldn't get out? And you have no idea what could have been in the clothes bank with the clothes. It was just unbelievable

**Matilde** · 16-04-2007, 12:34pm

some people should be sterilised

**Narcissa Malfoy** · 16-04-2007, 12:34pm

OMG!

That is unbelievable.

It's a shame if they are really desperate for clothes as that must be awful - but they could buy them from a charity shop for such a little amount. That way everyone benefits.

**S-J** · 16-04-2007, 12:34pm

could you report it to the council? Not sure they could do anything though really.

**Strawberry Bivi** · 16-04-2007, 12:35pm

That's awful

**elliesha** · 16-04-2007, 12:35pm

OMG, that is madness, some people have no shame

**book_lover** · 16-04-2007, 12:38pm

OMFG

xx

**CountessDuckula** · 16-04-2007, 12:39pm

That's disgusting

**clowe74** · 16-04-2007, 12:40pm

Im betting though that the clothes werent actually for them. The chances are they were going to be sold on so were just looking for "decent" stuff.

I would phone the council as its obviously not the first time this has been done

**Puddser** · 16-04-2007, 12:40pm

Originally Posted by Narcissa Malfoy

OMG!

That is unbelievable.

It's a shame if they are really desperate for clothes as that must be awful - but they could buy them from a charity shop for such a little amount. That way everyone benefits.

I don't think they were doing it out of desperation. They were driving a 06 car and again sorry if this offends anyone, but I have never known a pikey that does not have plenty of money. Those clothes are meant to go to help really poor people who really need help, not for some pikey who can't be bothered to buy clothes and steals from people who really need them.