another abduction attempt

[minxer]

the random off the street who couldnt translate being the reason she had to pay.?
this place is becoming a joke..i will be happy to be leaving it at the weekend. rest assured scunner no more posts from me. iwonder if it  was your wife/girlfriend/daughter that had experienced this would it then warrant a new topic?
i have lived here solidly for 3 years now and have only heard this influx of bad stuff in such mass over the past month or so.
calis was a lovely place to live. it isnt at the moment.

it is an easier feeling i would think to be sat in the uk with the cosy arm of the british police/law wrapped around you.
its a very different feeling here at present,i can assure you.
 Calis is a beautifull place to visit.. just watch your hanbags/money fones, homes, and dont walk around late at night unless you are armed.....................................

[stoop]

I think we all need to focus on the fact that most of these attacks occur late at night/early morning. It would be sensible to make sure you get home via taxi if you have far to walk and especially if you are a lone woman - just as you would in the UK.

Yes it's bad and needs to be sorted soon but we must all remember that just because we are on holiday crime does not take a break.

[stoop]

Minxer - if you think it's better over in the UK you are in for a shock! OK some areas (like York where I live) are pretty good but many many are awful and you would not venture out at night in some of them even if you were fully armed.

[Clioman2]

quote:Originally posted by stoop

I think we all need to focus on the fact that most of these attacks occur late at night/early morning. It would be sensible to make sure you get home via taxi if you have far to walk and especially if you are a lone woman - just as you would in the UK.

Yes it's bad and needs to be sorted soon but we must all remember that just because we are on holiday crime does not take a break.

come on stoop, this needs sorting NOW. Look at how far back all these threads go(not just this one) and soon is just not good enough. The same car and the same people are still at large! Have the Mayor or Police read all these posts and seen what Brits are saying or would they be happy to see all the GB pounds go elsewhere?
Let's face it, if these attempts develop into a real abduction etc. then I for one would ensure maximum publicity in the UK as the authorities in Calis have had plenty of time and opportunities to put a stop to this. If they are not going to even try to keep us safe then they deserve to lose us and our money!

[tinkerman]

How do we know they are still at large, after the last attack apparently the people attacked were at the police station all day.
as far as I know its the first positive reporting to the police we have had.

[Clioman2]

quote:Originally posted by tinkerman

How do we know they are still at large, after the last attack apparently the people attacked were at the police station all day.
as far as I know its the first positive reporting to the police we have had.

How do we know that they are not still at large? the fact that the victims were at the Police Station all day does not prove that the perpetrators have been apprehended. If any worthwhile progress is made regarding the removal of the threat to tourists then please let us know. Until then the many reports on this forum stand as does the lack of progress on keeping tourists safe. balancing the two, the risk remains and I for one hope that the tourists remain safe.

[loz]

quote:Originally posted by tinkerman
as far as I know its the first positive reporting to the police we have had.

No it is not the first positive reporting, it has been going on for years, the problem is the interviews at the police the station, the victim is made to feel the criminal, this is extremely off putting, then later to be told that they do not have enough evidence, do you honestly think that they look?
The police (or the majority) make you feel that it is your fault.  Turkey is not UK policing, we may grumble about the UK police but after years of ~Turkish authorities I am thankful and appreciative of the UK police if not the British court system.

[minxer]

i guess iam lucky to come froma nice part of cheshire, we dont tend to have learing coppers who hang out of police vehicles at traffic lights and wolf whistle!! and touch wood i would like to think that if i did have to go to the police in the uk for something i would be treated like a human being and hopefully taken seriously, without any crude remarks about what i chose to wear.
so unless people have taken to shooting sheep on a massive scale in my area i feel very comfortable about returning to the uk,and lot safer.
 where i come from repeated attempts at abduction in the same spot would probably result in road block checks at the very least!
there is a bloody camera lookin at the dolphin roundabout!! have the police checked it? have they ****e! they dont giv a toss here..
unless ya loaded of course.
enough soft soaping these useless police. bored of this now, just take care people.

[tinkerman]

Sorry Loz, just thinking about the last few weeks where it has seemingly come to a head and everybody is now determined to do something about it, if we shout loud enough to the right people it will get sorted.

We must all stay positive, don't get angry get even.

Tinx:

[Scunner]

Who are you shouting at? What are YOU doing?