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Seen wonderful karma at work today

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Redgreenfroggy · 24/07/2024 20:56

In London at the moment. Went to the Tower of London today, sat outside and as usual loads of pigeons.

2 lots of parents sat there laughing and filming their little darlings chase and kick out at the pigeons. One of the boys made contact with one. Just as I was about to open my month to have a go at the parents another pigeon flew over the dad’s head and did the most perfectly aimed shit that landed right on his bald head.

dad then stands up shouting dirty bastards and then realised quite a few people were laughing including myself and my lot. I was creased up. He and his family very quickly leave. The most funny thing was it was down to his own that the pigeons were flying all over in panic

Beautful Karma. Can anyone beat this with their own experience of Karma at work

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angryoldwoman · 25/07/2024 21:30

What sort of scummy parent lets their kid kick a bird Shock

LemonMead · 25/07/2024 21:25

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 25/07/2024 12:41

Some people have children that will chase pigeons regardless of their instruction not to. Often those parents are thoroughly ground down by their own children’s poor behaviour and the absolute last thing they need is strangers shouting at them publicly.

The same parents are making decisions not to take their children places in the summer holidays as they can’t bare the judgement that comes from those random strangers.

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If you can’t convince your kid not to kick the shit out of animals, don’t take them somewhere where there are animals. Of course people will judge you — control your children.

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:21

ErrolTheDragon · 25/07/2024 20:01

The OP was about to talk to the parents.
But in some other cases, the parent wasn't nearby. Surely you wouldn't leave an animal or bird being hurt while you found them? What about if the kid is hurting another child?

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That’s a bit of an extreme example and not the point. Of course I would stop a child from causing harm to another child or an animal - but in general parents should be around watching their children?

S1lverCandle · 25/07/2024 21:20

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:13

I’m not British either, actually from Southern Europe, and I can’t stand when people feel entitled to approach children that are not theirs. As I said I don’t justify the children’s bad behaviour but I don’t think culture justifies approaching my children either (and I get it a lot at home)

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If you get people approaching your children due to their poor behaviour, maybe you should be more proactive in curtailing it so others don't have to?

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:17

S1lverCandle · 25/07/2024 19:51

Well, I'm British and I'd have no issue telling off kids who're acting like brats, @Nichebitch
If the parents want to get in first, they can be my guest. What's so shocking?

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It’s just so Inappropriate, no one is entitled to approach other people’s children! All issues should be solved with the adults.

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 21:13

SeulementUneFois · 25/07/2024 19:48

@Nichebitch

Some of us aren't British, and there are different cultural mores re this around Europe/ the rest of the world.

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I’m not British either, actually from Southern Europe, and I can’t stand when people feel entitled to approach children that are not theirs. As I said I don’t justify the children’s bad behaviour but I don’t think culture justifies approaching my children either (and I get it a lot at home)

PizzaFecker · 25/07/2024 20:44

Bobbotgegrinch · 25/07/2024 13:21

I have a family of crows that I've befriended in work. Every lunch time they get one of my crisps (Not each, they get one between them and Boss Crow decides who owns it).

I've been wondering just how much they recognise me, or whether they're this friendly with everyone who sits near them with food.

Anyway, two days ago I'm sat on my usual bench eating my lunch. They've already had their daily crisp so they've dispersed a bit, when a family with a small child comes near, and the kid starts running towards the crows, roaring.

Next thing I know I've got 5 crows all huddled around my feet and under my bench. I was well chuffed to realise that they see me as one of their own.

Crows are so intelligent they definitely recognise you

Coastalcreeksider · 25/07/2024 20:40

wizzywig · 25/07/2024 19:46

The pigeons in my garden just keep on having sex .

I've currently got that in my garden. They've been at it most days now. They do lots of kissing and nibbling first though.😄

HectorPlasm · 25/07/2024 20:07

HectorPlasm · 25/07/2024 17:42

The only karma I have seen was on the dual carriageway road into Peterborough. Some gimp in a soft top BMW very aggressively tailgated me all the way in. I pulled over to the left so he shot off, clipped a lorry and ended up upside down on the middle of the roundabout. I gave him a huge shit eating grin as he chambered out and I drove past.

Clambered! Bloody keyboard!

JohnTheRevelator · 25/07/2024 20:06

That's brilliant!

NotTooOldPaul · 25/07/2024 20:05

OMGsamesame · 25/07/2024 15:54

Ugh please ask her to stop!

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I have tried but she is determined. I wish she would feed them contraceptives and reduce the numbers

SpudleyLass · 25/07/2024 20:03

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 25/07/2024 13:00

Again slow hand clap to you getting it right whereas other scumbags like myself just fuck it up right, left and centre.

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I can see where you're coming from but I would gently ask, do you at least intervene if/when your child does things like this?

I have an ND child and she can be a bit rough with our cat so I'm constantly supervising, intervening, redirecting and modelling to her how we actually treat our pets.

These things take time for some children and I agree, some people can be quite judgy, but I've found people tend to not be so hostile if they can see we are at least doing something about it.

ErrolTheDragon · 25/07/2024 20:01

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 19:40

I don’t condone treating animals badly, but I’m shocked to see how many posters think is acceptable to talk to other people’s children. If you have an issue, talk to the parent!!

The OP was about to talk to the parents.
But in some other cases, the parent wasn't nearby. Surely you wouldn't leave an animal or bird being hurt while you found them? What about if the kid is hurting another child?

S1lverCandle · 25/07/2024 19:51

SeulementUneFois · 25/07/2024 19:48

@Nichebitch

Some of us aren't British, and there are different cultural mores re this around Europe/ the rest of the world.

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Well, I'm British and I'd have no issue telling off kids who're acting like brats, @Nichebitch
If the parents want to get in first, they can be my guest. What's so shocking?

startstopengine · 25/07/2024 19:49

alloutofcareunits · 25/07/2024 12:03

Years ago I worked with someone who had a hobby that was something to do with releasing grouse (maybe?) for the shoot in Northumberland where I worked. I'm vegetarian, which said person thought was "stupid" and I'm not a fan of anyone who enjoys shooting animals for fun. One weekend he was on the shoot, another shooter shot a pheasant and it fell out of the sky smack bang into colleagues face and broke his nose. Even he could see the irony and told me as he "thought I'd enjoy the story" - I did enjoy it very much, karma!

What a good sport for telling you. That made me laugh.

SeulementUneFois · 25/07/2024 19:48

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 19:40

I don’t condone treating animals badly, but I’m shocked to see how many posters think is acceptable to talk to other people’s children. If you have an issue, talk to the parent!!

@Nichebitch

Some of us aren't British, and there are different cultural mores re this around Europe/ the rest of the world.

Yousaidwhatagain · 25/07/2024 19:48

Saw a big oafy child in the playground acting feral, pushing over little ones, running the wrong way up the slide and making the toddlers scared, etc.
Far too old to be there and someone told him off but he came back. Threw sand in the kids face too. Then climbed up the slide again and fell and bust his lip, ran away crying finally.

wizzywig · 25/07/2024 19:46

The pigeons in my garden just keep on having sex .

Ewock · 25/07/2024 19:42

I'm still trying to work out the link of karma against hurting animals, and everthing you've been spouting.
You're making out you're the victim, when you tried to defend kids hurting animals. Very strange.

Nichebitch · 25/07/2024 19:40

I don’t condone treating animals badly, but I’m shocked to see how many posters think is acceptable to talk to other people’s children. If you have an issue, talk to the parent!!

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 25/07/2024 19:35

greengreyblue · 25/07/2024 18:42

Still see parents feeding ducks with white sliced bread.🤦🏼‍♀️

I don't think that is exactly deliberate cruelty. Not quite the same as purposely kicking them.

LaughingElderberry · 25/07/2024 19:35

A few weeks back, driving to see a friend on a Sunday morning, lovely weather, roads were quiet and it's a nice countryside route. NSL road with a Honda in front pootling along at 40, an Audi behind them and then me. On the straight sections with good overtaking visibility, there was traffic coming the other way.

Audi was tailgating and going batshit when they couldn't overtake. We come to a village where the limit dropped to 40, but there was a straight stretch of road with no traffic coming the other way. The Audi goes roaring off at high speed straight past a mobile camera van which he hadn't seen.

Zanatdy · 25/07/2024 19:27

Haha serves them right. I told off 2 teen girls last week in St James Park who were chasing a goose whilst mum filmed. I was getting annoyed them one threw her jumped at the goose so I shouted leave that goose alone. And they did. Mum didn’t say a word. My teen DD was a mix of proud and mortified (she’s so shy!)

Sharptonguedwoman · 25/07/2024 19:25

LindorDoubleChoc · 25/07/2024 11:07

Wait ... there are pelicans in St James's Park?? Well, I'm going to have to go and visit them now, I love this!

Just to bring this full circle, I have seen one of those pelicans swallow a pigeon....I was a bit gobsmacked, as was the pigeon.

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 25/07/2024 18:47

It’s so often cars….I used to drive the same route on a very narrow country lane every day. When I came to the corner, I slowed right down, but the car behind who had been glued to my bumper for ten minutes availed himself of the extra space to shoot past while giving me the finger.

I don’t know how long it took them to get his car out of the hay bales which he had knocked off the lorry… the lorry which always came out of the side road around that time in the morning during harvest.

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