Do you know your local "gangster"?

[simon.r]

I lived in a big village for many years and everyone knew who the local gangster / dealer was. The guy who would run the really bad guys out of the village (with a machete if needs be) and could sort out any local problems with out of order kids, stop burglars from out of the area and so on.

I now live in a City and I don't know who turn to if I run into trouble. Please don't tell me the Police will be interested in the sort of low level stuff I'm talking about.

Who do you turn to?

 

[screenman]

I only have to look in the mirror.

 

[dim]

I lived in a big village for many years and everyone knew who the local gangster / dealer was. The guy who would run the really bad guys out of the village (with a machete if needs be) and could sort out any local problems with out of order kids, stop burglars from out of the area and so on.

I now live in a City and I don't know who turn to if I run into trouble. Please don't tell me the Police will be interested in the sort of low level stuff I'm talking about.

Who do you turn to?

sounds like you've been in trouble before ....

keep your nose clean, be friendly with everyone, and you won't have trouble

 

[Drago]

None in my village. I'm the big scary looking f***er everyone minds their Ps and Qs around. I'm a big pussycat, but don't mind the local ne'er do wells giving me a wide berth thinking I'm a hard man (which I'm not).

 

[Markymark]

I'm so gangsta some of my quinoa is not even organic.

 

[pplpilot]

Loverly blokes ours, loves his mother only hurts his own sort.

I wouldn't give scum the satisfaction of having to 'turn to them'. As it happens I do know who it is, or rather who they are, a whole family of 'em.

 

[Milzy]

You've been watching too many films and TV series pal.

 

[Drago]

My nickname is 'Chopper'.

 

[Dave 123]

It's the WI round here. They'd kneecap you if you step out of line.

 

[gbb]

Life and people tend to be a lot more anonymous in a city I think. Spent my younger life in Notts villages and everyone knew who the local hard man was, actually, usually it was a family.

 

[mustang1]

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[Drago]

It's the WI round here. They'd kneecap you if you step out of line.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anmAvGrgzgQ

 

[DCLane]

Life and people tend to be a lot more anonymous in a city I think. Spent my younger life in Notts villages and everyone knew who the local hard man was, actually, usually it was a family.

Erm ... which bit of Nottinghamshire?

 

[fossyant]

Never known any gangsta. I believe they exist as they keep getting killed, but our path's haven't crossed. Rough idea who is the local one, but never seen him, other than it's bloody obvious with his car, home, work etc.

 

[Drago]

I once made a bad faux pas in Nottingham.

Bearing in mind I'm a white 6'4'' gent, back at the time of this story a body builder sporting a very short hair cut and wearing a Fred Perry T-shirt. Anyway, looking thus I accidentally wondered into the West Indian chip shop place just off the town centre. I was about as welcome as Kanye West at a Merle Haggard concert, but I stood my ground and ordered my chips. Now that's 'ard.