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WCOAP 2014 Discussion Thread
MintTrav:
All these people posting about how safe it is around there are deluding themselves. I took a bus one night and a group of about five came on who were being pursued by another group of about ten. The second group were like a pack of animals outside. They managed to get the middle door open and made a series of runs onto the bus to attack the first lot. One or two of the first group also made occasional ill-advised attempts to get outside. This went on for at least ten minutes, which seemed much longer at the time. I have no idea why the driver didn"t drive off, as some people were shouting for him to do, but he didn"t, perhaps because there had been some damage to the bus, so the attacks just continued until the police arrived.
You may have been okay on your particular journey, and you will be most times, but it is an extremely dangerous area.
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: MintTrav on April 24, 2014, 03:57:42 AM ---
All these people posting about how safe it is around there are deluding themselves. I took a bus one night and a group of about five came on who were being pursued by another group of about ten. The second group were like a pack of animals outside. They managed to get the middle door open and made a series of runs onto the bus to attack the first lot. One or two of the first group also made occasional ill-advised attempts to get outside. This went on for at least ten minutes, which seemed much longer at the time. I have no idea why the driver didn"t drive off, as some people were shouting for him to do, but he didn"t, perhaps because there had been some damage to the bus, so the attacks just continued until the police arrived.
You may have been okay on your particular journey, and you will be most times, but it is an extremely dangerous area.
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Actually that kind of demonstrates why the crime figures for the area are skewed at a higher average than other areas.
A significant proportion of the violent crime in Stratford is gang on gang - when I was there, I saw in the Standard about court proceedings regarding a massive fight in Westfield; but it involved one group against another - like this instance. If you"re not local, you"re not particularly likely to get caught up in it (unless you"re particularly unlucky).
The fact that Chris Austin said he "almost" had trouble, and that the incident you saw was trouble - but ultimately was dealt with successfully by the police (and that not much else was observed by a couple of hundred people at the WCOAP) could be an illustration of why the perception of how dangerous the area is doesn"t really match up to the reality of how likely it is that something could actually happen to you there.
Like I said before - it is comparatively more dangerous in Stratford than a lot of other areas, but the objective level of risk is still low there.
cashman:
--- Quote from: suzanne on April 24, 2014, 01:10:27 AM ---
BTW was I the only one to notice Mo from Eastenders was there that night? We also bumped into each other (literally) in the lift the following morning but she didnt look like she was in the mood for a selfie.
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I was wondering if that was her i thought it was someone who looked like her.
Chris_Austin:
--- Quote from: cashman on April 24, 2014, 09:09:50 AM ---
I was wondering if that was her i thought it was someone who looked like her.
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When they"re in casual clothes and not wearing their usual make-up, they do just have the appearance of a look-a-likey! I"ve had that problem before but if you hear them speak it often gives it away. That happened when I was walking around South Kensington once and I started hearing Steve Wright"s voice coming towards me! I think Mo puts on the London accent though.
Chris_Austin:
Did we ever find out how the mysterious extra Jd found it"s way into the deck or what the reaon was behind the unscheduled break after the chip-up on day 2 of the main?
I"m just curious though, as I can"t really fault the tournament and dealing staff at Aspers. I thought they did a great job. Some of them might need a little extra training here and there or to speak a little more loudly but that"s all. Our HORSE dealer was brilliant and followed the games very well. I think he was one of John the TD"s disciples - he mentioned something about an assessment for dealing on the EPT.
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