Bonkers African Tribe in Scottish Woodland Claiming Ancestral Rights

I'm all for live and let live but they were on private land and it cost the owners several thousand pounds to have them evicted. Not to mention the cost to the taxpayer of the police operation this morning to evict them from council owned property. I'm sure most people would prefer the police to be dealing with burglaries/ assaults etc than this crowd.

Yeah true, I was wondering if they'd attempted a Scottish winter yet!

Good point. PD as I said is a possibility

It’s like something out of a Carry On film!

Why shouldn't OP care? It's an utterly crackers story and worthy of discussion. If you are not interested, why not just skip the thread.
Personally I find the whole story fascinating and I'm interested in others thoughts on it.

Are they mentally ill or exploiting that as a concept to get something ? Or is one doing the exploitation ?

They’ve been causing bother in Stockton on Tees before they moved away to Scotland. They had a flat in the town centre and had posters in the windows saying things like “death to children” or something like that. His “wife” was pregnant and there was no sign of the baby and suspected they put the baby in the river tees but no proof. There was a lot of outrage about them. I think they’re all very mentally ill. The lady who he says is his wife was a nurse and a normal person before she started worshipping him.

They’re not a tribe. That’s what the OP meant. “Bonkers African tribe” because they’re not an African tribe, they’re scammers trying to claim tribal rights to get away with a scam. That’s why it’s bonkers.

If this were an actual tribe who had been harmed in some way and were trying to reclaim something, the OP wouldn’t have called them a bonkers tribe. They’re not a tribe! That’s the point of the title.

Yes we do matter, but we're still bonkers

Im not quite bonkers today though, not too bad today

I use Mental too . .
Shoot Me

Oh storm Amy might hit them soon

Don't you need to have more than three people to make a tribe? Also, given the current focus on citizenship and immigration, the American is only allowed to be here 6 months on a tourist visa so is potentially overstaying. Unclear of nationality/status of the others.

If they weren't causing issues then they would have been left alone to get on with it. Locals have clearly complained or raised issues, and it's now costing the local council tax payers money to get rid of them again, and again.

Mental health might not be a serious issue for you but for countless people it means they live a hell on earth. And leads many to suicide. But they are just " bonkers" to you are they?

The state of the NHS mental health provision, or lack of it , is a scandal. But hey, what does it matter if people can't access help. They are just " bonkers" after all. They don't matter.

Bonkers is a brilliant word. Sums up so easily. Use it often with colleagues and friends. They do too. I’ll make more use of it. Crackers too, but it doesn’t have the same ring to it.

Perhaps dangerous and anti social are more accurate.

And the woman is irrelevant, she shouldnt be there, none of them should be there, none of them are 'relevant' and are causing problems to the locality, the authorities and society.

So yes they need dismissing, both by outlook and physically.

Theres a man in the mix isnt there, He is also bonkers. Im not denigrating myself, I dont take myself that seriously.

Bonkers is a perfectly acceptable description, its not a medical term, its a laymans colloquial descriptor for people being irrational and unhinged. People who make no sense. People who are bizarre and weird. Bonkers.

Im not at work, Im on a chat forum.

Seriously?
You really think words don't matter?
How do you think people are controlled by politicians? How do you think people's views points arent manipulated by the media? Why is advertising a multi million pound industry?
It's done by WORDS. By the language used.

And you are right I can't speak for you. But it's very sad if you denigrate yourself by describing your mental health issues as just you being " bonkers".

Yes they need to be deported swiftly. I dont know why things like this are allowed to play out. Lots of solicitors fees are involved no doubt.

Well if you are happy to denigrate your illness by calling yourself "bonkers" no one can stop you.
You aren't doing yourself any favours,you arent doing people with mental health issues any favours , and you aren't doing women any favours - yet another woman who can be dismissed as irrelevant because she is just " bonkers".

I think you know what Wind your neck in means .
I know you have the Right as do I .

Really lame that you can't explain what you wrote. But then it was nonsense, so to be expected.

Christ the vipers are out this morning 😬

I have mental health problems
You don't speak for Me thanks !
Christ, who thought words would cause meltdowns in the 21st Century ? Its really pathetic

From what I have read, they have all overstayed their visas. They have also threatened numerous locals.