[Merged] Nothing is sacred (grave desecration)

Paul · 23-05-2005, 17:42

BBC

Quote:

Vandals have smashed gravestones and destroyed flowers and mementoes at a cemetery in Greater Manchester.

The damage was discovered by staff at Farnworth Cemetery in Bolton when they arrived for work on Saturday morning.

Greater Manchester Police said about 60 headstones were damaged and keepsakes had been scattered around the scene.

Another graveyard wrecked by idiots

Someday this pathetic behaviour will end.

bdav · 23-05-2005, 17:51

3 more comming???

23-05-2005, 17:59

Paul, that's pretty disgusting. Saw this in the local paper today. Farnworth is not the best of areas and clearly doesn't have the best of kids. Heard a dad on the radio today, clearing up the mess around his daughter's grave. Hopefully they'll see/hear his reaction and understand the implications of what they've done and, when they're older, regret it..

bdav - you're extrapolating even further than those on that thread already are, which IMO is not good!

**Rob M** · 23-05-2005, 18:01

Not much better than the youths who pelted the funeral procession with stones.....

AndrewJ · 23-05-2005, 18:06

That is just plain goddam wrong sick and f**king unjust, I am lost for words as how low society is going.

What are we doing wrong to make such abusive and evil people as our next generation.

Tuftus · 23-05-2005, 19:20

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Originally Posted by Paul

BBC

Another graveyard wrecked by idiots

Someday this pathetic behaviour will end.

Someday will not be soon enough.

allieyoung666 · 23-05-2005, 19:28

We had aproblem like this in a grave yard in oxbridge last year, but sadly they never caught anyone. I wouldnt dare go into a graveyard at night, way to creapy!!

**Russ B** · 23-05-2005, 19:35

I'm surprised some social works doesn't stand up for them and claim that it was their way of 'protesting against religion'

AndrewJ · 23-05-2005, 21:32

Would be a very funny scary and probally wrong gag, but wait for them to arrive and have people like zombies right under the soil raise from there graves to chase them off.

Would be worth it for the sheer laugh factor and video it all.

kronas · 26-05-2005, 22:10

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Three teenagers have been arrested after the desecration of more than 60 gravestones at a Bolton cemetery.

Headstones were smashed and flowers ripped up and scattered around the site along with keepsakes and tributes which had been placed on graves at the Farnworth Cemetery

Three 15-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage during police raids

source: ITV.com

http://www.itv.com/news/index_1180663.html

so who wants to have a go at them first

**Jefferson T** · 26-05-2005, 22:19

I have had a grave stone smashed up (a close relation's grave)

Now at first I just wanted to kill them. But now I just don't know - I think I just pity these 'people' that their lives are so empty that this is the kind of thing they seem to enjoy doing.

Chimaera · 26-05-2005, 22:23

So - back to the original question - what to do with them? Make them meet the families who have been affected by their actions - I saw some of them interviewed on TV earlier in the week - and it was heartbreaking. The little scrotes even destroyed teddies, toys etc that had been left at children's graves. I'd like to see them try and explain their deeds.

**Matt D** · 26-05-2005, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Chimaera

I'd like to see them try and explain their deeds.

I bet they couldn't explain it. These little scummers never can.

Probably just did it " 'cos it woz fun, innit" etc.

**Matt D** · 26-05-2005, 22:33

OK, I've stripped out all the Off Topic stuff now. Please can everyone (including me & Chris

) keep the thread on topic from now on