Wednesday, 7 May 2008

Watching the people get lairy

Do the lyrics of the 1995 Kaiser Chiefs 'I predict a riot' ring true for you at all?Watching the people get lairy Is not very pretty I tell thee Walking through town is quite scary And not very sensible either A friend of a friend he got beaten He looked the wrong way at a policeman Would never have happened to Smeaton And old Leodiensian I predict a riot, I predict a riot I predict a riot, I predict a riot I tried to get in my taxi A man in a tracksuit attacked me He said that he saw it before me Wants to get things a bit gory Girls run around with no clothes on To borrow a pound for a condom If it wasn't for chip fat, well they'd be frozen They're not very sensible If we are not out experiencing the pubs and clubs of an evening and early morning, I don't think there is anyone who has failed to be bombarded by the media who time and again bring incidents and emerging trends to the headlines which are similar to those echoed by the Kaiser Chiefs? For some I guess this band has summed up what a night out means and many will just take the inevitable highs and the lows that brings. For others it could appear an apparently hopeless situation which is spiralling out of control. For what it is worth, I for one don't believe things need to be this way. I wonder if you have read anything or heard about the launch of a new and exciting initiative hitting the streets of Plymouth at the end of this month. The link below goes into some depth on Street Pastors, a nationwide approach by the church, police and council in the UK to try through love to avoid some of the pitfalls the song sums up! http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=133464&command=displayContent&sourceNode=133158&contentPK=20561982&folderPk=78031&pNodeId=133174 I for one am excited by this and am looking forward to seeing what comes of the times these teams are out on the streets. I guess we will need to watch this space! Ok, time for me to sign off and get on with some work... I just know I am going to have that tune going around my head for the rest of today now!

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