Just saw a bunch of kids beating a girl

[Mamumu]

I feel awful, I should have stopped, but then, what would I have done? I was with my little one on her scooter, there were other adults on the place and everybody seemed to find it 'normal'. It was in the middle of the street, in Southfields, a bunch of school kids (red jumpers uniforms) were beating (not hardly, but she was on the floor and seemed very sad) a girl. They'd all be around 13ish. Crazy. I grabbed my girl and walked faster, as I felt that maybe if I said something, they would come for us. They'd be around 15 kids. Again, what shocks me most is that NOBODY was doing anything! And there were lots of people in the street!

Is Southfields a really rough place or is this normal in secondary schools in London? :-S

[misdee]

call local police now and resport it. say what you saw, where what time, they might be able to sort something by CCTV

i have called the police when i saw a man beating what i guessed was his missus in tesco car park. i couldnt sit by and let it pass.

[Mamumu]

what's the number of the police?

[Summerfruit]

The kids are from St Cecilia, call the school.

[Poshpaws]

My sister saw an incident just like this. It was boys, though. She had her 10yr old with her and she still intervened (she called at them to stop what they were doing). They actually backed off and they were very respectful to her, claming 'they were only having a laff' . She told them she would phone the school if they did not stop. They stopped. She still called the school when she got home. She has had no repurcussions from this, so one can do something.

[booyhoo]

usually when everybody that responds to a thread agrees, that means you may be wrong. worth considering. we didn't get together beforehand and agree to jump on teh next poster you know. we are saying this because it is our response to what you have posted.

[sparkle12mar08]

No I wouldn't have left my children to intervene. Yes I would have switched my bloody phone on and called the police though. Disgraceful behaviour from you I'm afraid OP. If it's advice you want want here's some - you should have called the police as soon as you could. You should not have walked on and done nothing, NOTHING. You are an adult, start beahving like one!

[localmum]

You could have gone into a shop and told them to phone the police. That would have been the safest thing to do. You would not have had to leave your 3 year old behind.

Sorry you feel that everyone is getting at you, but I imagine we are all feeling sorry for the poor child, and imagining how we would feel if that was our child.

[booyhoo]

police station number will be in your phone book.

[mamatomany]

Somebody saved my brothers life by stopping their car and letting him get in it to get away from a bully that was literally kicking his head in.
Thank goodness some people are prepared to get involved, calling the police was the least you could have done tbh.

[Mamumu]

OK I called. And now I am leaving - good luck in judging others and bye.

[Summerfruit]

Where did that happen ?

[booyhoo]

what did teh police say?

[TheBolter]

Two minutes on the phone to the police?

[Flightttattendant]

I can understand that a 3yo in tow is not the best accessory for interrupting a gang of rowdy kids.

But I always intervene unless it's someone bigger than me...I just can't help it.

Even if it's just to stand and shout 'GET OFF HER' or something - a bit of anger, sometimes works if you time it right and shock them.

If the poor kid reports it to her school she will want witnesses so ringing them will help her, or they might all deny it happened.

You can do something here.

[Goblinchild]

'Again, what shocks me most is that NOBODY was doing anything! And there were lots of people in the street!'

Yet you are furious that we are shocked too?

[BabyDubsEverywhere]

Im quite shocked, how could you not help her?? I really hope if your daughter is ever in that position someone has more compassion!

[SkippyjonJones]

Maybe one of us could email the school.

[Flightttattendant]

OP I think you messed up with your OP, really. 'judging others' is exactly what you did, and the irony of your 'nobody did anything' bit was just laughable.

I don't believe you have rung the police for a second.

[GiganGORE]

you should contact the school but they will be powerless to do anything. unlike you, who at the time could have saved her from a beating.

your behaviour was vile.

[booyhoo]

skippy onlt the OP knows what the uniform looked like. how would we klnow it was the right school?

[Hulababy]

Even if you couldn't intervene because of your little one - and I do understand that you need to keep your child safe and you never know how a gang may react to intervntion - you ought to have at least called the police.

The poor girl :(

[booyhoo]

OP what did teh police say? are tehy contacting teh school or are you doing it? are they going to do anything?

[Hulababy]

Do phone school and report it. Can you determine which school it was?