Like ladies_loves_lexus says, police are powerless to do anything about these "pikeys". They get a slap on the wrist and they do it again and get given another slap on the wrist and it goes on. The problem is their parents, who live the lifestyle of the dole with every intention to stay doing so. They find every way to skank the system for their benefit and anyone unfortunate to cross them also gets skanked. Spot them a mile away pushing their prams with 2 other kids holding on crying, smoking and swearing in front of them. WHY are they allow to have kids?!? That's their way of life, only way to end the cycle is to terminate their way of life, but as we all know that means politics. If we don't give them dole money a place to live they will go round robbing people and up the ante in doing so.
My sister who lives in a really nice newly built penthouse/flat with ensuit bathroom etc out looking a river and park etc has to put up with these pikeys because out of the 6 blocks of these flats (each with 7 stories), the council has to give one of these blocks to the unemployed people (pikeys). Shes only been living there for 6 months and already where these pikeys live, theres graffiti, empty cans, toys laying about on the grass areas etc and this is even when they have staff that clean every week! They just don't give a damn, even when they are given a nice place they still trash it. So what makes them think twice when they see your properties?
Eveyone who has jobs (or are out of job due to unforseen circumstance), has a house, properties or car to protect are in danger of running into these people wether they like it or not. Unless the goverment does something about it, it will never change and infact get worse.
Sorry if i go on a bit, but it gets my blood boiling, but at the same time understand why the goverment has to do what they do. I just wish they change the rules a bit and actually benefit us working class instead of giving all the advantages to them.