Following our report on Saturday of the large fight in Sandown on Friday night/Saturday morning, this in from the Police. In their own words. Ed
Police can confirm they were called to reports of a fight involving around 20 people in the Victoria Road area of Sandown on the Isle of Wight shortly before 3am on the morning of Saturday, September 3, 2011.
At least two people were reported to have received serious injuries, which were not life-threatening.
Seven men, aged between 19 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of affray and violent disorder.
These seven suspects, which included four from Surrey and three from the Isle of Wight, were all questioned and bailed until November 1, 2011 pending further enquiries.
Get in touch
Anyone with information about the fight can contact police by phoning 101. From outside Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, call police on 0845 045 45 45. Mini-Com users can call the police on 01962 875000.
Information can be given anonymously by calling the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
Monday, 5th September, 2011 10:04am
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5.Sep.2011 10:14am
Put all people committed of un-social behaviour into the Stocks! This will create a demand for stocks, which should help to increase the stock market.
5.Sep.2011 10:18am
Seeing as we can’t hit them anymore, I think we should superglue unruly teenagers together.
As the saying goes if you cant beat them you may as well join them.
5.Sep.2011 10:24am
No Steve, I think a good thrashing is in order then when they are released from prison, if they have no money we could have a whip round!
5.Sep.2011 2:08pm
Give people the birch for anti social behaviour and make them plant trees.
5.Sep.2011 4:23pm
This is getting silly!
5.Sep.2011 4:44pm
Far too silly! I think that we should put these hooligans up on e-bay and flog ‘em!
(It makes a nice change from all the vitriolic council bashing remarks, anyway!)
5.Sep.2011 5:02pm
You should be appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe Steve!
5.Sep.2011 5:17pm
Seeing as it’s tea-time, I appear to be heading for the fridge right now!
5.Sep.2011 7:36pm
Of course, we could do as Andrew Turner MP suggests and bring back hanging.
That way, to use ‘Yoof Speak’, they can all hang togever
5.Sep.2011 7:37pm
Init
5.Sep.2011 7:44pm
I prefer Hanging Baskets actually. Ah! That’s it! Let’s hang the baskets!
5.Sep.2011 7:46pm
That’s far too silly Steve the YAK. Behave myself!
6.Sep.2011 9:32am
Your comment, Miffed, reminds me of a former Lord Chief Justice – Lord Goddard. He was a sadistic piece of work. A barrister who wrote a book about him, mentioned the following:
When Goddard was at school, he had capital punishment leanings. He would often recite the words of judges when sentencing the condemned to death.
His favourite anecdote at dinners or his club was to relate the tale of how he had sentenced three men in the dock to hang. Just has he said “.. and may the Lord have mercy on your soul” an organ grinder outside the court started up with the Eton Boating song – We’ll all swing together.
He also related the tale of how he got off a train and asked a porter to carry his bag. He omitted to tip the man who said “don’t you give porters anything” He replied “on the contrary, I once had occasion to give a porter 15 years.
A nasty piece of work.
6.Sep.2011 9:44am
Sounds like he had a well developed sense of humour to me.
6.Sep.2011 10:11am
One think I forgot to mention in the barrister’s book. Goddard used to get sexual satisfaction when pronouncing the death sentence. Apparently, his clerk noted that he ejaculated into his trousers when pronouncing sentence. Probably due to typical upper class disinterested/cold parenting.
6.Sep.2011 10:22am
Talking about hanging; I remember asking a hunting friend of mine who liked game, if he hung his pheasants.
He said, “No, I just shoot the buggers!”
6.Sep.2011 2:10pm
This is apprently totally true. In fact it was said that he would have a spare pair of trousers laid out.