[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Swan

True, but the few i've met actions say it all really. One bullied a younger, scared lad who was a bit 'dim' to the point of near death (literally, bet his mate he could get this young lad to run a 3 mile lane in the dark without stopping while behind him in the travellers truck).

The other used to cold call the elderly, tell them he'd look at their roof free of charge, the come down with a dead Squirrel and tell them they needed thousands of pounds worth of work doing, charge them, but not actually do it. He actually went to prison for 18 months for that.

The ones who unmercifully whip the horse on public roads as previously mentioned.

Or the guy who wouldn't feed his Greyhounds to make them more bloodthirsty when taking them Coursing?

Again, not saying there aren't any good Travellers out there, of course there are, im just saying i've never met one.

…yeah, I think that it sounds as though you’ve had general bad experiences, Swan…of grim people who happen to also be in the travelling community where you are…but I wouldn’t say that they’re grim because they’re travellers…they’re grim because they’re grim…