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What the hell is going on?
This man had nothing to do with the crime being committed on the roof!!!!!
Are they starting some sort of competition between constabularies? How many innocent bystanders can you hit this month?

here here mate, gobshits. No offence any coppers here, but its the truth

out of fooking order that, hope the tit gets more than the sack

No doubt they`l come up with some story like they always do

Poor man, thats BAD. Be interesting to see how this is going to pan out!!

has any 1 heard how many years they got ?

They were only at the Mags Court so I would assume it was for committal proceedings. The pair have both been remanded to reappear at Wirral Youth Court at a future date.

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that is fooking terrible. the thing is if you hit him back you would of had about 10 busys jump on yea and then have an assult on a police officer change on yer head. this is the reason why i hate police becuase of how currpt the force is. out of all the police i have met about 2 have been sound and one of them was a CSO (community support officer). if it is the seragent im thinking of he is a dick when i ask him what was going on he just said its none of your business now fooking move on.

To be perfectly honest I don't recall anyone being hit by a police officer, I was outside my house around that time and a man came out of his house and the police shouted to him to get back inside as the boys were headed up that way and still chucking slates, but the idiot carried on like he didn't hear them and about 3 officers were shouting at him to go back inside and he said no I'm moving my car and crossed over the road so 2 ran over and one of them grabbed him and they moved him out of the street after a bit of a telling off. I'm pretty certain thats the same incident as we've had police post letters through to ask about it.
Shell

There's conflicting views in what he said and what the taxi driver said too - makes you think

Two boys plead guilty to rooftop wrecking spree in Wallasey


TWO teenagers who caused £100,000 of damage during a rooftop siege laughed and smiled as they were locked up by the courts.

The 15 and 16-year-olds, who cannot be named because of their age, were sentenced to detention and training after pleading guilty to the drunken Wallasey wrecking spree which saw slates hurled at police cars.

Reacting to being told he would most likely serve just 11 months of his sentence, the younger youth smiled and asked the judge: “Is that all?”

Despite an application by the Daily Post, district Judge Nick Sanders decided not to lift an order guaranteeing the boys’ anonymity.

Wirral Magistrates Court heard that police were first called to Hillcroft Road on April 15 at 7.45pm when a man reported four youths near his back gate.

When he went outside, he was hit by one of the youths with a pair of bolt cutters, drawing blood from his arm and prompting two of the boys to run into a nearby friend’s house, hiding in the loft space.

Prosecuting, Jeremy Decker said: “When the police came to find the boys, they got out on to the roof, leaving police below effectively in a stand-off.

“Slates and coping stones were pulled from the terraced houses and thrown down on to the street.

“A number of cars, including police cars, were damaged and there remain a number of claims for compensation; the full cost is estimated to be at £100,000.”

During the four-hour stand- off their main demand to police negotiators was for more alcohol.

The boys were charged with criminal damage, endangering life and separate offences of burglary and assault.

The boys’ solicitor, Matthew Reynolds, who constantly tried to stop them talking and giggling, said both “could visualise a life outside crime”.

The judge sentenced the younger boy to 22 months in detention and training, likely to result in 11 months custody with good behaviour.

The older boy received an 18-month sentence.

Liverpool Daily Post

All they will learn is that you can do what you like and not get truly punished for it!! They will be back in they system soon enough. They may be able to "visualise a life outside crime" but that's all it will be, a visualisation - a life outside crime involves work and respect

Why Wirral yobs should be named by judge

May 6 2009 by Paddy Shennan, Liverpool Echo

THEY caused £100,000 damage during a rooftop siege and are classed by police as persistent young offenders.

They laughed their way through court, despite facing serious charges.

And then one of the two teenagers contemptuously asked the judge “Is that all?” when he realised he is only likely to spend 11 months – half his sentence – in detention.

But who are these 15 and 16-year-olds with no respect for the Wallasey community they have continually blighted?

We are sorry, but District Judge Nick Sanders, sitting at Wirral magistrates court, rejected our application to name the offenders who have caused people so much misery.

With the kind of respect which wasn’t shown to him by the teenagers, we suggest this was an error of judgement by Mr Sanders.

It is clear that these yobs are neither troubled by authority nor their sentences – and it is also clear that they do not deserve the protection of anonymity.

But while it may not shame them, they do deserve to be named – more importantly, we, the public, deserve to know their identities.

Liverpool Echo

Whats the big deal in naming them anyway?

Theres nothing you can do about it man

Maybe the parents will take more responsability - knowing everybody knows their "little gem" of a child has caused so much turmoil!

Also, if they move to another street, which seems very likely for one of them, I want to know if they move into my street or anywhere near me! I'm sure that's how a lot of people feel?