Aibu to think some people are utter scum

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I'm so angry.

Had an evening out to watch a free council run firework display at a local heritage park.

We arrived early but the place was already heaving, so we bought some burgers/hot dogs to kill some time and as we were all hungry.

Standing with dh and the 3 dc and all of a sudden something made us all jump, and I felt something hit my hand hard.

Youngest ds6's face is covered in egg yolk. Whoever lobbed it had run as they'd thrown it. Luckily it didn't break in his face as it hit my hand first, but he took the fall out.

Why would someone do this? Luckily ds is placid and didn't care once he'd been cleaned up (as best we could) but my middle ds was in tears, my eldest fuming wanting to hunt them down. Egg covered coats/clothes and my hand (despite me wearing gloves) is swollen and bruised as got me on the knuckle.

Complete scum bag, I hope they get their comeuppance.

They lack empathy completely. This is the worst thing to lack in, and I think it does make them scum.

^^^ THIS ^^^

Happened to us on Halloween evening. I was not the victim but our poor Ocado driver got splatted as he walked up the driveway.

The thing is eggs are bloody HARD.

Maybe we should bring back the stocks, and pelt the pertpitrators with rotten fruit and veg. May may them think twice in future!

Like this!

Someone throwing an egg is the lowest form of life? Really?

I bet every single one of us has at some point done something mean at some point to someone. We shouldn't be so quick to judge.
You really love this goading thing, don't you Bob? It was the same on the feminist thread. This is how bullies behave.

Excuse me?

What exactly is goading about that?

Others have said the same as me. Yet you single ME out.

How is it that bullies behave?

Bob You describe throwing stones at cars and think it's childish hi jinks. It really isn't. I had some sympathy for you on the giving up a seat thread but now see you love having a go. I know you are a teacher because your posts demonstrate that. I'll bet you think that some pupils just need to 'toughen up'.

Bob You describe throwing stones at cars and think it's childish hi jinks

No I didn't. I didn't say that at all.
I said my friend and I were throwing stones at each other and I accidentally hit a car.

Teacher bob

What did you do after you smashed the window?

The difference between immaturity and scum is maybe about what you do next.

Run away = scum
Stay, apologise, pay for repairs, accept that they may go to the police = immature mistake.

mumofyoungkids

copy pasted from another thread (people like to follow me around threads so they can then accuse me of goading/trolling)

As for your question:
The outcome was I did get 'caught' because I didnt run off (the car was driving at the time), and I got a serious bollocking. The guy took my name and number (I gave him my real one) and said he would ring my parent's.
Luckily for me he didn't cause my parents would have beat me silly (and I don't think legally much would have come from it, we were on a beach open to the road and were genuinely just playing).

And a further outcome was that neither of us did it again. Not because we were scared or caught, but because it was at that point we realised how dangerous it was. I wasn't scum, I was just not thinking of consequences.

My point being, on the other thread, that throwing eggs doesn't make you scum. It makes you silly, and twattish and immature.
I just think the word scum is too strong for what is effectively kids having fun and not realising the consequences (in the situation given in the thread)

TeacherBob You should know Mumsnet by now, if one doesn't agree with what the majority of the thread agrees with, they are classed as goady or a troll.

About 75% of the people on here are bullies and don't come on here to help, just simply here for their own entertain, you haven't done or said anything wrong please don't explain yourself.

I will say this again, the child(ren) who supposedly threw an egg and severely bruised and made OPs hand swell up, is not a scumbag, amazed how people are throwing around such a strong word!

a little paranoid Bob? I don't think anyone is tracking you but you do have an usual comes across as goady out look on matters.

Personally think that scumbag is quite a mild response for these types individuals, most of us teach children from a very young age that throwing anything at another person is not kind. Thus when older children do this I find it hard to believe that they are not aware that it is wrong, doing something you know is wrong is horrible, mean and scummy.

I hope this does not put you off attending such events in the future op.

TeacherBob

You are differentiating between snowballs now?

A couple of years a go when we last had snow here (where I live), the children were wrapping rocks in snow and throwing them at cars.

Immature or Scum?

The police where very interested in what they were doing and made sure that they had "words" with the offenders.

Thus when older children do this I find it hard to believe that they are not aware that it is wrong, doing something you know is wrong is horrible, mean and scummy.

Parking on yellow lines is wrong. So is speeding. Never done that?

Thanks justhereiguess
It pretty much is bullying now, people bringing out my views from one thread in others etc. It is quite a bullying atmosphere at times

A couple of years a go when we last had snow here (where I live), the children were wrapping rocks in snow and throwing them at cars.

That is absolutely a different scenario where the aim is to do as much damage as possible.
Nothing on this thread suggests that was the case in the OP

The culprits had to go out of their way to get the eggs, they were not in high jinx they planned to use them in the way they did.
I got caught out with snow once and had to cycle home from work in it and as I was coming round a roundabout very carefully a car came along side me and the passenger (mid 20's) threw a snowball at me and it hit me on the side of my head and I came off my bike the car sped off the car behind had to swerve to avoid hitting me and she skidded almost going onto the pavement where a family was walking. Some idiots do not think further than their own gratification.

justhereiguess most people I know have 2 hands

Hth

mmm is that the best you have got Bob? Many of us are just ordinary law abiding individuals brought up to respect that our society has rules that should be lived by.

It is the powerless of these kinds of attacks that cause the extreme reaction of upset and choice words. It is pretty rare for these individuals to be held to account.

As for injuries if you had rtft you would be aware that egg throwing can indeed result in more serious injuries than those suffered by the op.

You said doing something you know is wrong is scummy. Therefore if you know speeding is wrong, and do so, you are scum?
It is a valid point, to show that scum is too strong a word to use. You used it as a blanket word for everytime someone does something wrong.

And if YOU had read the whole thread, you would be aware I havent suggested anything is not serious, or twatty, or wrong.
All I did was suggest that scum is a bad choice of word and there are others more appropriate.
Now, piss off, stop following me and leave me alone.

Lovely Bob

TeacherBob

"That is absolutely a different scenario where the aim is to do as much damage as possible.
Nothing on this thread suggests that was the case in the OP"

Its interesting how everyone else's scenario is different/not relevant apart from yours.

What do you think the point of throwing eggs is?

Throwing an egg on someone is assault. Even disregarding the fact that it can cause an injury, what about the damage to your clothes?

JustHereIGuess, as I've said earlier I'm aware that some people will disagree with the scum terminology. Maybe I should have held fire before posting, but I found it useful to vent and clear my frustrations.

I didn't want to call friends after 9 on a Saturday night, my parents and brother are away on holiday. I'm not on Facebook, so used mumsnet to post what happened, and it helped me process the whole situation without being in earshot of my dc.

I had minimised it to some extent for the benefit of my most upset ds, as he has sensory problems and can become irrational. I'd told him that his little brother was ok and to not let some mindless action ruin our evening, immediately after he was crying and in a panic wanting to go home.

We cleaned up as best we could and enjoyed the fireworks.

Once home and having bathed youngest ds, my hand was swollen and painful. I only mentioned it to dh as I thought it lucky that it had impacted me instead of ds's face which my hand was in level with.

I only mumsnet on my mobile, and type with my thumbs.

My middle ds who is 11 btw, kept talking about it after we got home and kept crying.

Anyway, a picture of my hand for you.

Gosh, your hand does look sore . Hope it's better soon.