When I see and hear things like this, I want to act upon the stupid-ness and chaos these people create. On the somethingth of January, about last week, I was at Birkenhead fruit and vegie shop called Pak ‘n Fresh. Just as we walked from the carpark we heard in the distance someone shouting:

Thief! Thief, thief, he’s a thief!

As we looked back, we saw a ‘brown’ boy running away with a Man’s bag who looks like he was from the Middle East. Friends accompanied this boy, all laughing as he ran down Hinemoa St. Everyone stopped. No one helped. They all turned their heads and watched - were they scared, or just didn’t have time to think? I guess this too was my reaction. I was holding the shopping bags, and if I hadn’t thought twice, I would have chased him. As we walked the path of the ‘brown’ boy, a guy came out of his ‘Korean BBQ’ store and conversed with a neighbouring shop owner:

What happened?
Don’t know, I think it was a robbery. The boy ran down that way.

I don’t think anyone caught them. The scary thing was, I saw this all coming. The ‘brown’ boy was situated about 1 metre away from my while I was at the fruit and vegie store. You could tell and smell he was looking for trouble. Why do people do this to fun, whilst causes others pain and distress. As we neared ASB bank, there was another ‘brown’ boy, he walked into the bank’s doors, kicked the automated doors and as they opened, he swore.

I think there is a problem in parts of Auckland, however this incident, I am sure of, is dwarfed by the events which occur in South and West Auckland.