UK are Gypsies responsible for the spate of metal theft and pet theft?

Question

or do they have an undeserved rep?

Answer 1

Until it is proved in law Gypsies are responsible then it is an undeserved reputation.

Answer 2

No they're just the go betweens the alsatians are the masters.

Answer 3

In Britain they are a small minority so most scrap theft cannot be solely attributed to them. I'm from the North of Ireland lets just say they toe the line, they don't annoy us we don't annoy them but i have caught them red handed trying to steal pallets.  As for pet theft i doubt it, they aren't going to cause trouble for themselves  for something they cant shift for a decent profit.  Romanies in Ireland and Britain love 2 things scrap and scrapping.  I've seen them fight over a scrap car but they don't like to bring outside attention to themselves.  They like to keep things internal.  If there are gangs of criminals stealing lead from roofs and beloved pets you can bet they ain't local.

Answer 4

Everyone knows that SOME gypsies steal lead etc, dump rubbish anywhere but the right place. These scum give the majority of gypsies a bad name.

Answer 5

Sweet Cheeks is right about the metal theft here in America. It's mostly worthless, dopeheads that wouldn't know what an honest days work was if it hit them right smack in the main artery with a big horse syringe full of it.

Answer 6

I don't think so. It's more likely to be the same unemployable thugs we see on the streets every day.

Answer 7

Of course it it they'll take anything that ain't nailed down! And a fair few things that are!!!!

At my former work they used to steal Diesel from lorries and batteries on a regular basis!

They are low life and I really don't care for the bleeding hear Liberals who defend them!

Answer 8

There is no doubt that this is happening in this country due to the hike in scrap prices and you do see gypsies travelling around in vans with lots of scrap on the back. It is, however, unfair to lay the blame entirely at the foot of one social group. It is individuals to blame and they must be dealt with by the police as individuals. Gypsies are often hard working, well mannered people . You can not generalise, this  form of racism would not be accepted if it was directed at black or white people. We need to learn to treat people as individuals unless problems in society are going to continue to get worse.

Answer 9

No More than any one else! If  as Much!

Answer 10

do you know what i hate,,,,,,, bigots and idiots!!!!!!!!!

why is it that racism is recognised in so many different contexts,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but a whole nation can slag off a culture of ppl just because they live an alrernative lifestyle in a caravan, trailer, livin wagon!!!!!

i'm sorry but in my eyes thats racism and you should be ashamed of yourselves,,,,,

i think also if you care to find out, you will see that prisons are occupied mostly by ppl with addresses or claiming no fixed abode ( which makes them vagrants) but hey i guess this is ok because they are one of you either homeless or housedwellers and thats ok because its not different well they still criminals and theres more o them locked up than there is travellers,,,,,, get real ppl predjudice is wrong

Answer 11

uk as in united kingdom.yeah there just theifs.thats there reputation world wide.not there contrabution to modern civilization , literature or language.no there just theifs.if i knew where you lived i would kill you and your family.

Answer 12

sorry about what's going on in the UK,but it's going on over here in America too. It's a rash of stealing copper, even breaking into churches & houses while people are at work!! It's gotten really terrible. I believe it's druggies. It may be what they call over there Gypsies.

oh, & Our friendly antface guy needs reported!!

Answer 13

they come round and go through the skips daily at work 5 or 6 do the rounds every day. one even cut a meter of flex off a fridge the other day! and we have had them turn up on sites and pick up site boxes full of tools and drums of cable 6ft high and weighing over a ton.

Answer 14

Metal thefts definitely, what always baffles me is they put in more effort to steal than a days honest work would be, stupid or what?

Answer 15

this is undeserved. its seems more organised

Answer 16

They pinch the metal I'm sure and they probably do the pets too !!! a law unto themselves !

Answer 17

Nope Gypsies are responsible.  They stole my car and sold it to the scrap yard only a couple of weeks ago.  We know it was gypsies because my neighbour caught up with them.  Round here they are fully engaged in robbing every bit of metal and weighing it in.  Annoying thing is that the scrap yard buys it off them - but no surprise really because they are gypsies too!