Local brothers stole life savings from old lady

spurshero

Will I Am Not wrote: »

No country for old women.

Not funny

Del2005

biko wrote: »

People stealing from old folks have no honour.

Does that mean that you think stealing is honourable once it's not an old person?

biko

Yes, then it's fine :rolleyes:

_Whimsical_

I think this has been going on on a smaller scale for years around Galway. I can think of several people who've had something similar happen to themselves or their parents. Really no one can rely on these guys who come to your door offering services.

My mum let someone like this do the eave shoots on her house and he charged 100 euro and did a good job. He then went around the neighbourhood pointing to her house and what a good job it was and charged others 500 after quoting less but did dreadful quality work with substandard material that needed to be rectified later. He also did like Coen here and went ahead with work after being told not to on at least one house and then intimidated 1500 out of the guy who owned the house.

The guards were called but nothing was done. Everyone was told that this was standard practise, move into an area, do one good job, get people talking about and then feck a load of people over by moving workers in to wreck cheap as hell havoc. This case has obviously got the attention it deserves but I definitely don't think this is the first or last going on.

Mrs OBumble

nuac wrote: »

That robbery such as by the Coen brothers happens all too often.
Certain people are expert at sussing out who has a few bob and is easily codded. They get their foot in the door ( often literally ) by claiming something has to be done urgently. Then by "persuasion" and intimidation they press a range of "services". Some people are gullible, many will avail of what they think is a bargain, others are easily intimidated.

One solution is a neighbourhood watch scheme whereby strangers in area are flagged to other neighbours and to AGS

We should be educating people to always say No to anyone who turns up offering to do work uninvited. Just NO. No one who's any good ever operates that way.

Ficheall

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

We should be educating people to always say No to anyone who turns up offering to do work uninvited. Just NO. No one who's any good ever operates that way.

Or educating the perpertrators by ripping off their arms and beating them with the soggy end..

fergiesfolly

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

We should be educating people to always say No to anyone who turns up offering to do work uninvited. Just NO. No one who's any good ever operates that way.

If only it were that easy.
Older people, especially those on their own, are always more vulnerable to the sort of tactics used by these con artists.
Just NO isn't that easy when you've an intimidating man stood on your doorstep demanding money.
Often, elderly people lack confidence to be forceful or are easily confused or embarrassed into handing over money.
Stronger law's, longer sentences and better community policing would go much further than NO.

branie2

Despicable :mad: